{"id":598,"date":"2022-12-05T00:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-05T00:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equinoxgold.wpengine.com\/?post_type=our-stories&#038;p=598"},"modified":"2023-02-01T22:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T22:11:26","slug":"desert-bighorn-sheep","status":"publish","type":"our-stories","link":"https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/our-stories\/desert-bighorn-sheep\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert Bighorn Sheep"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-container--full fndry-pt--6 fndry-pb--6 fndry-pt--md-6 fndry-pr--md-3 fndry-pl--md-3 fndry-mb--6\" style=\"--fndry-bg:var(--fndry-color-tealBlue)\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg stock-ticker\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-row--gutter fndry-justify--end\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12\">\n\t\n<script>\n\n            if (typeof(stockdio_events) == \"undefined\") {\n\n               stockdio_events = true;\n\n               var stockdio_eventMethod = window.addEventListener ? \"addEventListener\" : \"attachEvent\";\n\n               var stockdio_eventer = window[stockdio_eventMethod];\n\n               var stockdio_messageEvent = stockdio_eventMethod == \"attachEvent\" ? \"onmessage\" : \"message\";\n\n               stockdio_eventer(stockdio_messageEvent, function (e) {\n\n                  if (typeof(e.data) != \"undefined\" && typeof(e.data.method) != \"undefined\") {\n\n                     eval(e.data.method);\n\n                  }\n\n               },false);\n\n            }\n\n         <\/script> \n\n<iframe id='stockdio_ticker' frameBorder='0' scrolling='no' width='100%' height='100%' src='https:\/\/api.stockdio.com\/visualization\/financial\/charts\/v1\/Ticker?app-key=000D428AA5DE48229F9256AD0D439DB9&#038;stockExchange=FOREX&#038;symbols=TSX:EQX(TSX: EQX C$);NYSENASDAQ:EQX(NYSE-A: EQX US$);XAU\/USD(Gold: US$)&#038;scroll=No&#038;template=a15e25b4-89d4-45ef-a9ce-3ed4326b5c98&#038;onload=stockdioticker&#038;cssFiles=https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/equinoxgold.newticker13.css?v=1444'><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--10 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pt--4 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--col fndry-align--start fndry-justify--start\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-row--gutter\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12 fndry-d--flex fndry-flex--row fndry-align--start fndry-justify--start\">\n\t<p class=\"fndry-paragraph fndry-text-postDate\" style=\"--color:var(--fndry-color-white)\">Released on<\/p><time class=\"fndry-post-date has-text-align-center fndry-text-h6Label14\" style=\"color:var(--fndry-color-white)\" datetime=\"2022-12-05T00:06:00-08:00\">December 5, 2022<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"fndry-post-title has-text-align-left\" style=\"color:var(--fndry-color-white)\">Desert Bighorn Sheep<\/h1><div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg\">\n\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/www.equinoxgold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/20230921-EQX-PR-Closing.pdf\" rel=\"\" target=\"blank\" id=\"fndry-block-63a389f7ba7b9\" class=\"fndry-btn fndry-mt--2 fndry-btn-downloadPdfReverse\">Download PD<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"fndry-container fndry-responsive-bg fndry-pr--md-5 fndry-pl--md-5 fndry-pr--sm-3 fndry-pl--sm-3\">\n\t<div class=\"fndry-row fndry-row--gutter fndry-align--start fndry-justify--center\">\n\t<div  class=\"fndry-col fndry-responsive-bg fndry-col--12 fndry-col--md-12 fndry-col--sm-12 fndry-pr--sm-2 fndry-pl--sm-2\">\n\t\n<p>In November, Equinox Gold\u2019s Castle Mountain Mine teamed up with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and researchers from Oregon State University to conduct an annual health assessment on a herd of desert bighorn sheep near Castle Mountain Mine.<\/p>\n\n<p>During the health assessment, nine female sheep were trapped and lifted to a safe spot at the mine site so wildlife biologists could perform various diagnostic health tests and fit the ewes with tracking collars.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/4dIgO6a8-J26fQjPA25Cie2q3MEZMaJZkMOrl_lsyLi3rw2-ePDTwiuzkUxaKZB5rP7VzCsQu27IjM0j_baYEFKTaLF4HiWxPxPTc8ba7a6nkQIR2wmLQkD5AI146l2vY7hB8SQGXSBCKQO61egfaanAkK4Th8-i80XA6Ythfulao9pDGOA6YVd7uAL3mdJCitEVH06QXA\" alt=\"bighorn sheep flying in helicopter\" width=\"491\" height=\"600\"\/><\/figure>\n\n<p>Last year Equinox Gold partnered with the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep to install a new wildlife water guzzler system at the mine site. 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