The majestic bighorn sheep is an icon of the American West. But its survival is threatened by another Western tradition — the grazing of domesticated sheep on public lands. Domesticated sheep carry a respiratory pathogen known as M.ovi, which can cause outbreaks of pneumonia and lamb deaths in bighorns. Wild & Wool follows a team of dedicated researchers as they track two bighorn herds in the steep cliffs and open meadows of Hells Canyon, Washington and Wendover, Nevada, and attempt to break the cycle of disease before it’s too late.
DP – Adam Foss
Producer – Frankie Foss Pirolo
Executive Producer – Gray Thornton
Associate Producer – Charles Post
Camera Ops -Wes Overvold, Danny Schmidt, Mike Brown, Yogesh Simpson
Original Score – Cleod9
Post production sound – Will Springstead
Illustrator – Jenny Nichols
Animator – Homeroad Films
Color – Max Yakup
Assistant editor -Wes Overvold
Field Producers – Keith Balfourd, Garrett Long, Mike Cox