The first method described in the article is manipulating predator-prey relationships to control the number of animals. Conservationists keep track of the number of predators in an area and how they affect the population of the prey, and if necessary, reduce the number of predators in an area. They do this with collars they place on the animals to keep track of their locations. The second method is relocation. Conservationists move animals to different locations so they can continue to reproduce and spread. Both involve the use of technology to keep track of the animals, but the second is closer to the natural way populations grow. Instead of reducing one population to help increase another, they grow naturally. I think the second will be more successful because both populations will be allowed to grow more than if they were being controlled by humans.
The bighorn sheep have less diversity than they did 200 years ago because the species almost went extinct, so the gene pool is not as diverse. Many of the gene variations were lost as the species began to die out. The species is being bred more in order to try and increase the gene pool once again.
I think that the restored populations will be considered wild once they are released and able to maintain stable populations on their own. While their populations are being manipulated by humans, they aren't wild, however they still can be one day.
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