Defend grizzlies, wolves, bighorns, sage grouse, and other vulnerable wildlife in the Centennial Mountains

The rugged Centennial Mountains on the Idaho-Montana border are inhabited by grizzly bears, wolves, bighorn sheep, sage grouse, and other vulnerable wildlife. Unfortunately, the Centennial Mountains are also home to the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, an anachronistic domestic sheep “experiment” plunked in the middle of these wild public lands, which makes it a dangerous—and too often deadly—place for imperiled native wildlife.

It’s way beyond time to stop experimenting with domestic sheep in the Centennial Mountains, so please contact Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today and demand that he repurposes the Sheep Station to protect imperiled native wildlife.

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It's time to stop experimenting with domestic sheep in the Centennial Mountains.

The rugged Centennial Mountains on the Idaho-Montana border are inhabited by grizzly bears, wolves, bighorn sheep, sage grouse, and other vulnerable wildlife.

Unfortunately, the Centennial Mountains are also home to the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station, an anachronistic domestic sheep "experiment" plunked in the middle of these wild public lands, which makes it a dangerous--and too often deadly--place for imperiled native wildlife.

The Sheep Station is a dangerous place for imperiled native wildlife like grizzly bears, wolves, and sage grouse. Domestic sheep also easily transmit fatal pneumonia to native bighorn sheep herds in the area.

As a result of a recent court win by conservation groups, the Sheep Station is not permitted to graze sheep on the summer pastures in the Centennials. Grazing also will not be permitted on most nearby Forest Service allotments. While this pause on grazing is certainly good news, it simply is not enough to ensure the long-term health of the imperiled wildlife populations in the Centennials.

During your first term under the Obama administration, you acknowledged that the Sheep Station no longer makes sense. Now, for the sake of the vast populations of wildlife dependent on these remote mountains, it is time to stop the dangerous experiment in this important habitat.

Please repurpose the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station into a bona fide research station that helps protect and recover imperiled native wildlife species.

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