EAGLE, Colo.—Animal lovers are expected to be out in force this weekend looking for bighorn sheep to make sure they won’t be hurt by an art project.
The project would close some lanes of U.S. 50 on an estimated 177 days over a 28-month period when Christo’s team would install cables and anchors to hang fabric panels, some of which are 100 feet wide, over the Arkansas River. Critics say that will snarl traffic for residents, rafters and anglers, and hurt bighorn sheep.
According to KOAA-TV ( ), a lot of people are stopping on the road to watch while Colorado wildlife officials conduct a census to ensure little or no impact on the animals if the massive fabric panels go up as art for two weeks, beginning in August 2014.
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Information from: KOAA-TV,
