FWP considers new bighorn herd in headwater area of the Bitterroot River
Sticking point is probably domestic sheep-
If there are domestic sheep, they probably shouldn’t risk it.
Montana FWP considers new bighorn herd in Bitterroot. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic

Ralph Maughan
Dr. Ralph Maughan is professor emeritus of political science at Idaho State University with specialties in natural resource politics, public opinion, interest groups, political parties, voting and elections. Aside from academic publications, he is author or co-author of three hiking/backpacking guides, and he is past President of the Western Watersheds Project.
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“”If there are domestic sheep, they probably shouldn’t risk it.””
Maybe a paraphrase is “If there are domestic sheep, they shouldn’t waste the lives of the wild sheep nor waste the money in funding a doomed project”.
I agree, jdubya.