Colorado big horn sheep rebound after disease decimated herds

Majestic bighorn sheep deftly dart up and down the steep, jagged walls of canyons throughout Colorado, delighting wildlife watchers when they spot the iconic Colorado animal that, just over a century ago, neared extinction.
With a statewide population of 7,000 bighorns, thanks to decades of work to rebuild the population, big horns cut a prominent profile throughout Colorado’s canyons, including the Big Thompson Canyon west of Loveland.
Once prominent throughout Colorado canyons, bighorn s