{"id":133873,"date":"2024-12-06T07:04:57","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133873"},"modified":"2024-12-06T07:04:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T00:04:57","slug":"watch-endangered-bighorn-sheep-airlifted-to-new-home-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133873","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Endangered Bighorn sheep airlifted to new home in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A herd of Bighorn sheep were airlifted via helicopter from a wildlife area in Texas before being loaded onto a trailer and heading to their new home in Franklin Mountains State Park in El Paso, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>EL PASO, Texas\u2013 <\/strong>A herd of bighorn sheep went on a big airborne adventure to get to a new home in Texas&#8217; Franklin Mountains State Park this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the videos documented by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TPWDnews\/status\/1864050575001755725\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas Parks &amp; Wildlife<\/a>, the sheep were airlifted by helicopter from Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area in the town of Alpine.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">After their ride through the skies, they were safely loaded onto a trailer to make the trek to Franklin Mountains State Park in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/texas\/el-paso\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Paso<\/a>. \u00a0In another clip, the sheep leap from the trailer upon release in their new home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/airlifted-sheep.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/airlifted-sheep.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/airlifted-sheep.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/airlifted-sheep.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/airlifted-sheep.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/airlifted-sheep.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/airlifted-sheep.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Bighorn sheep being airlifted by helicopter before heading to their new home in Franklin Mountains State Park in Texas. \"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Bighorn sheep being airlifted by helicopter before heading to their new home in Franklin Mountains State Park in Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (\u00a0@TPWDnews\/X \/ FOX Weather)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Bighorn Sheep are endangered, and are native to Texas. Texas Parks &amp; Wildlife said the sheep breed was nearly eradicated in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> by the 1960s. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The relocation project was done in an effort to restore the Bighorns&#8217; presence in the park, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">animals<\/a> do not have to compete for resources with other sheep species and livestock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/288\/162\/gettyimages-2155211153-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/576\/324\/gettyimages-2155211153-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/720\/405\/gettyimages-2155211153-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1440\/810\/gettyimages-2155211153-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2155211153-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1336\/752\/gettyimages-2155211153-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/668\/376\/gettyimages-2155211153-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"North America, USA, South Dakota, Wall, Badlands National Park Big Horn Sheep, Ram.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">North America, USA, South Dakota, Wall, Badlands National Park Big Horn Sheep, Ram.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (Bernie Friel\/UCG\/Universal Images Group\u00a0 \/ Getty Images)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Bighorn sheep get their name from the large horns atop their head, which curve backwards toward the sheep&#8217;s body. \u00a0They can weigh between 140-300 pounds and average about 3\u20133\u00bd feet tall, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/defenders.org\/wildlife\/bighorn-sheep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Defenders of Wildlife.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">An adult Bighorn&#8217;s horns can weigh up to 30 pounds each, the organization said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Nearly 80 Bighorn sheep were transported to Franklin Mountains State Park.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/bighorn-sheep-airlift-texas-franklin-mountains-state-park\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A herd of Bighorn sheep were airlifted via helicopter from a wildlife area in Texas before being loaded onto a trailer and heading to their new home in Franklin Mountains &hellip; 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