British Columbia holds a special focus for the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), with three of North America’s four wild sheep calling it home. 

During the past three years, WSF directed $1.9 Million in Grant in Aid to the province to conserve and enhance thinhorn and bighorn sheep, improve their habitat, mitigate the impact of predation, support the hunting and conservation industry, and fund outreach programs to educate the public on the conservation benefits of hunting. In addition, WSF directed $828,000 to British Columbia’s Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation through the sale of the BC Minister’s Special Sheep License to fund wild sheep projects during the same three-year period for a total of nearly $2.8 Million. This equates to almost $1 million per year.

In this Spotlight on British Columbia episode, Sheep Fever co-host Gray Thornton visits with  two of WSF’s affiliates, Kyle Stelter, CEO Wild Sheep Society of BC & Scott Ellis, CEO Guide Outfitter Association of BC to talk all things wild sheep in the province.