At the Wild Sheep Foundation 48th annual Sheep Show in Reno, NV, a record amount of funding was raised for wild sheep conservation.
The Sheep Show is the premier event for raising dedicated funding for state, provincial, territorial, and tribal wildlife agencies for their wild sheep and other big game management programs, as well as other WSF Mission programs. Money raised goes toward wild sheep management and enhancement programs to maintain and grow wild sheep populations. These include trap and translocations to establish new populations in new ranges or augment existing ones, habitat improvements, including water developments and controlled burns, and herd health surveillance, testing, and research.
Conservation permits sold at the Sheep Show® provide a significant amount of funding to wildlife agency budgets. One conservation permit in New Mexico sold for a record $1.3 Million, generating much-needed dollars for the state agency’s conservation program. The state can then leverage this with 3:1 in federal dollars through the Pittman-Robertson Act, potentially providing $5.2 million to the New Mexico Game & Fish Department to fund bighorn sheep restoration. “This is wildlife philanthropy in action,” Thornton added.
Interested in donating to the WSF Auctions?
Please contact Kim Nieters – VP of Operations & Auction Director
1285 Sheridan Ave., Suite 275, Cody, WY 82414
406.404.8764 (direct line)