Observation ID: 88078

Submitted by Bighorn Institute on
Condition
Dead
Animal
Peninsular Bighorn Sheep
Identification Confidence
100% certain
Observation Date / Time

At 1340hrs, on Monday April 12, Bighorn Institute received a report of a bighorn sheep hit below Vista Point near mile marker 90 on Highway 74. California Highway Patrol and California Department of Fish and Wildlife responded. The ewe had to be euthanized. 

Estimated Time Since Impact
definitely less than 3 hours
Carcass Position
road shoulder
Roadway Speed Limit
55 mph
Road Type
state / rural highway
Location Description
Near the road bend at mile marker 90

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