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A group of local volunteers helped keep tabs on the different types of sheep in the Okanagan Valley with the 71st Annual Sheep Count at Vaseaux Lake Foothill ranges on Feb. 8.
A total 58 volunteers and hikers attend the 8 a.m. start at the Vaseux Lake Campground.
Volunteers set out to complete the annual sheep count around Vaseux Lake on Feb. 8.
Submitted photo.
The day marked the 71st Annual Sheep Count at Vaseaux Lake — the longest consecutive wildlife and sheep inventory count in Western Canada according to organizers.
The 2020 Sheep Count totals included:
97 California Big Horn Sheep
34 Rams
41 Ewes * some of the Ewe counts included young yearling sheep
25 Lambs
75 Mule Deer
And one coyote.
The South Okanagan Sporstmen’s Association thanked the following organizations and this year’s volunteers including: “The BC Trappers Association providing hot breakfast at the campground. Thank you Ryan and Glen. Thank you Buy-Low Foods (Brandon Watson) for your considerations for providing the meat for the fundraiser. Thank you for organizing the event: Lee Clarke, Joan Lindsay, Mathew Lewis, Darby Lewis, Ron Ostermeier Thank you to BC Parks for providing the Vaseux Parks facility to host the meeting and breakfast area. Thank you to Wild Sheep Society of BC for the hats and shirts,” the organization stated in an email.
