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Watch now: Bighorn sheep enjoy post-monsoon greenery near Tucson
- Jesse Tellez
Jesse Tellez
Digital Editor
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An estimated 75 bighorn sheep are in the Santa Catalina Mountains after the Tucson area's monsoon livened up local habitats, according to a Wednesday tweet from the Arizona Game and Fish Department. Video courtesy Ben Brochu.
This summer's heavy rainfall has brought new plant growth and helped restore areas that were burned during the Bighorn Fire that raged in the Catalinas last year.
Jesse Tellez
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