A herd of endangered desert sheep have been airlifted to their new home.
The bighorns were living in the wild on a mountain in Texas before the big move.
They were being watched by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for weeks before the decision was made to take them to a safer environment.
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They were moved because of their endangered status, as reported by What’s The Jam.
There are fewer than 70,000 bighorn sheep left in America.
The department sedated and moved the animals on 5 December to their new territory in the Franklin Mountains State Park, just north of El Paso.
In a video shared to X, a helicopter can be seen transporting the sheep.
The bighorns were safely wrapped and sealed in tight blankets.
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The helicopter then lands them safely on the ground, before a team comes in to assist.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department posted the video to social media.
The caption read: “Bighorns on board!
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“We’re translocating a herd of desert bighorn sheep from Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management Area to ElPaso to restore this native Texan to its historic range.”
The post has gathered over 31,200 views.
Johnny said: “This is amazing and those are some beautiful animals… How many in total are getting transplanted?”
To which they replied: “Around 80 is the goal.”
Someone else wrote: “Bless y’all for doing this.”
Cam added: “Good luck! Hope they find their forever homes by Christmas!”
Ram commented: “Thank you, good stuff!”
The Centre for Biological Diversity said: “Several subpopulations have been reintroduced to areas where the sheep had been lost, and some natural recolonisation has occurred.
“But the species is still struggling to maintain viable populations in light of poor reproductive success in many of the herds.”
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