Wild Sheep Foundation’s Mission is “We enhance wild sheep populations, promote scientific wildlife management, and educate the public and youth on sustainable use and the conservation benefits of hunting while promoting the interests of the hunter.”

Education of youth and the public is critical to our mission accomplishment. We address the youth component primarily through events and efforts led by WSF Youth Education Coordinator Dr. Ryan Brock, including the Youth Wildlife Conservation Experience at our annual Sheep Show® convention and his Shooting & Hunting Ethics Education Program (S.H.E.E.P.) conducted at public events as well as our chapter and affiliate banquets and conventions.

The National Bighorn Sheep Center (NBSC) in Dubois, Wyoming, is a world-class education and interpretative center focusing on the needs of wild sheep and those who have and currently live amongst them. Tens of thousands of visitors each year learn about wild sheep and their habitat by visiting the Center. A recent outreach tool used by the NBSC are webinars from the center, such as the recent disease webinar, including expert panelists from throughout Canada and the USA conceived and led by NBSC Executive Director Sara Bridge.

In this episode, Ryan and Sara visit with Sheep Fever co-host Gray Thornton to speak on their programs, their impact on youth and adults, and the three discuss ways to expand and better collaborate WSF and NBSC programs to reach even more people to educate them on wild sheep, wildlife, wild lands, and the conservation benefits of sustainable use which hunting play such an integral part.

Tags: Youth