These translocations remain an essential part of modern-day sheep conservation, and they’re the main reason why New Mexico’s desert bighorn population has increased from 170 in 2001 to roughly 1,500 ...

Desert bighorn sheep are herbivores ... as $900,000 a year killing mountain lions and other predators, so that trophy animals such as deer and bighorn sheep are available for the hunt. “ ...

The species, also known as Barbary sheep, are native to parts of North and West Africa, but are now found throughout Western and Central Texas. The invasive aoudads far outnumber the desert ...

At long last, the desert bighorn sheep return home to the Franklin Mountains – a site that may be critical to the animal’s future survival. Beginning Wednesday, the Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

A symbol of the persistent spirit of life in the American West, bighorn sheep have long made their home in the country’s driest desert. Far before white settlers reached Las Vegas, these hearty ...