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CPW Uses Drone To Count Bighorn Sheep Near Pikes Peak

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers are busy counting sheep. They recently used a drone to get a better picture of the bighorn sheep population near Pikes Peak.

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(credit: Colorado Parks and Wildlife)

Wildlife officials counted at least 12 sheep in the herd plus one lamb with a broken leg. The information is part of an annual survey of the bighorn herd on the mountain.

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