That's bad news for bighorn sheep that live there, according to new research to be presented at AGU's 2024 Annual Meeting. In John Muir's 1894 book "The Mountains of California," he praised the ...

Desert bighorn sheep in Texas are experiencing a significant population decline due to pneumonia, prompting Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) to collaborate with conservation partners to ...

State biologists called 2023 the worst year in more than a decade for bighorn sheep. What are Coloradans doing to protect ...

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep learn to leap from crag to crag in early lambhood, developing quickly into keen-eyed, strong-limbed and extremely agile creatures, always on the move to escape mountain ...

Evidence from the pandemic found that bighorn sheep populations soared when people weren’t around to disturb them.

In both sexes, most fur is tan colored; undersides, backs of legs, rump patch, and muzzle are white. Coats shed in patches in June and July. HABITAT: Peninsular bighorn sheep prefer steep, open slopes ...

In January, Colorado Parks and Wildlife began an operation to capture 20 Rampart Bighorn Sheep to start a new herd. Every morning staff and volunteers have been spreading apple pulp and alfalfa to ...

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — For the first time in nearly a century, bighorn sheep are returning to the Franklin Mountains, marking a significant milestone in conservation efforts for the region.

Despite seeing the number of bighorn sheep substantially decline in recent years, conservationists have reported that their population in the Sierra Nevada mountain range is potentially on the ...

Seeing sheep flying through the sky in Texas may be less rare than one would think! The Texas Parks and Wildlife shared a video on social media of a group of endangered desert bighorn sheep being ...