Nevada’s state animal may face die-offs, relocation due to drought
With more than 200 days of no measurable rain in Las Vegas and counting, Southern Nevada’s beloved bighorn sheep are reaching ...
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Drought endangers Desert Bighorn Sheep, Nevada’s state animal
Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its herds thinned ...
Nevada’s official tartan highlights state history, culture
Nevada is known for its desert bighorn sheep — the official state animal — and the desert tortoise, its official reptile. But ...
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Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep. Advocates say feds left them ‘high and dry’ on the issue
Despite the man-made noise, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) biologist Ty Woodward spotted a band of eight bighorn sheep grazing the rusty slopes of the quarry. “Even though you have the ...
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Grant aids with deeper research at Bighorn Institute
A desert bighorn sheep ewe and lamb, part of the northern Santa Rosa Mountains herd near Palm Desert and Rancho Mirage. “A huge part of our research is being able to get out into the field ...
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Drought endangers desert bighorn sheep, Nevada’s state animal
Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its herds thinned by starvation because of drought. “Over the course of the last month ...
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Drought endangers Desert Bighorn Sheep, Nevada’s state animal
Desert Bighorn Sheep at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. (Photo: National Park Service) Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep ...
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Drought endangers Desert Bighorn Sheep, Nevada’s state animal
Desert Bighorn Sheep at Lake Mead National Recreation Area. (Photo: National Park Service) Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its ...