Biologists move Antelope Island bighorn sheep via helicopter
Benjamin Zack, Standard-Examiner StaffJanuary 13, 2018 GMT
ANTELOPE ISLAND Wes Livingston estimates that only around 20 people in the country have the same job as him.
Considering that he gets paid to hop out of helicopters and tackle wild animals, that number is fairly high.
Livingston, a “mugger” and Wyoming native, is in Utah working on a project with the Division of Wildlife Resources moving bighorn sheep from Antelope Island to Southern Utah.
On Friday, Jan. 5, biologists and volunteers gathered on the south end of the island at a makeshift workstation with gear spread out on folding tables and truck tailgates. Several miles away, Livingston and his coworkers flew low over the island in a small helicopter. From the air, they pick out bighorn rams, shoot them with a net gun and hop out to “mug” and tie up the captured animals. Once the large animals are restrained, the pilot flies back across the island,
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