The Utah Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and Nevada Division of Wildlife will partner with Skyrider Wilderness Ranch, an 1,800-acre property owned and managed by Young Living Essential Oils, in a conservation initiative to protect and resort desert bighorn sheep populations.
The Utah DWR recently captured 31 bighorn sheep in a drought-stricken area in Nevada and released them in the Skyrider Wilderness Ranch nursery, where the Utah DWR will closely monitor their health, population, habitat and protection from predators. Once established, the sheep herd will be relocated throughout Utah to supplement existing populations and build new ones.
“Conservation has always been at the core of Skyrider Ranch,” said Mary Young, Co-Founder and CEO of Young Living. “The property plays a pivotal role to native wildlife by providing a perfectly suited habitat, water source, and high-fence area that keeps predators out. We consciously work towards achieving our ambitious conservation, preservation, and restoration goals– and helping protect these bighorn sheep populations is directly in line with the efforts Young Living had in mind when the ranch was started many years ago. It’s our duty after all, to work with Mother Nature instead of against her.”
