The sheep was released a few minutes later so the monitoring process could begin. Blood samples are sometimes taken to detect whether the population has been exposed to diseases. Captured sheep are often relocated into other suitable habitat areas and radio collars attached. Collars are used to monitor use patterns and movement. Each collar has its own frequency, so a number of different bighorn can be monitored.
Researchers can locate radio collared bighorn from the air or on the ground.
Disturbance becomes detrimental if it is frequent and unpredictable, so that they cannot escape it. The appearance of human activities can cause a change in bighorn environment and they will respond in an attempt to adapt to the change. If there is a negative experience the animals form a strong aversion to the situation. Future exposure to the same situation could result in range or habitat abandonment. Harassment or disturbance to bighorn populations can occur when people and bighorn come together.