IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Captured Nevada bighorn sheep to boost herds in Utah

In this Oct. 31, 2012 photo, twenty-five captured big horn sheep await transport to Utah in a trailer near Henderson, Nev. In an attempt to help repopulate areas of southern Utah, fifty sheep from the River and Muddy mountains in southern Nevada are being captured for relocation to Grand Staircase National Monument.Follow @NBCNewsPictures •Sign up for the NBCNews.com Photos Newsletter
After examining a big horn sheep for injury and illness biologists from the Nevada Division of Wildlife carry the animal to a trailer for transport to Utah.
After examining a big horn sheep for injury and illness biologists from the Nevada Division of Wildlife carry the animal to a trailer for transport to Utah.Julie Jacobson / AP / Today
Julie Jacobson / AP / Today

In this Oct. 31, 2012 photo, twenty-five captured big horn sheep await transport to Utah in a trailer near Henderson, Nev. In an attempt to help repopulate areas of southern Utah, fifty sheep from the River and Muddy mountains in southern Nevada are being captured for relocation to Grand Staircase National Monument.

After examining a big horn sheep for injury and illness biologists from the Nevada Division of Wildlife carry the animal to a trailer for transport to Utah.
After examining a big horn sheep for injury and illness biologists from the Nevada Division of Wildlife carry the animal to a trailer for transport to Utah.Julie Jacobson / AP / Today
A helicopter gently lowers the animals to the ground for biologists to examine, near Henderson, Nev. In an attempt to help repopulate areas of southern Utah, fifty sheep from the River and Muddy mountains in southern Nevada are being captured for relocation to Grand Staircase National Monument.
A helicopter gently lowers the animals to the ground for biologists to examine, near Henderson, Nev. In an attempt to help repopulate areas of southern Utah, fifty sheep from the River and Muddy mountains in southern Nevada are being captured for relocation to Grand Staircase National Monument.Julie Jacobson / AP / Today

Follow @NBCNewsPictures

Sign up for the NBCNews.com Photos Newsletter