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Desert bighorn sheep once roamed the Trans-Pecos mountains in healthy numbers in the late 1800s. However, by the early 1960s, due to unregulated hunting, resource competition from domestic sheep ...

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 rebound ...

SOUTHWEST IDAHO – The Idaho Wild Sheep Foundation is working to ensure the bighorn sheep population thrives in Idaho for years to come. The Foundation recently released a video titled "Boots on ...

Preliminary data from the Kootenays has also shown no effect from hunting on bighorn sheep horn size. Corrections have been made to the story and the headline has been changed to better reflect ...

40 x 21 in. (101.6 x 53.3 cm.) ...

With its muscular build and keen senses, this solitary feline reigns over the desert landscape. Mountain lions primarily inhabit the valley’s rugged mountain ranges, relying on stealth and agility to ...

Let’s discover the top animals that call the Great Basin National Park home, each playing an essential role in the environment. Desert Bighorn sheep. Image via depositphotos. Great Basin National Park ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek just made one last plea to President Joe Biden to protect the Owyhee Canyonlands before he leaves ...

A car was extensively damaged after hitting a Desert Big Horn Sheep. The accident occurred at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday on eastbound Interstate 8 west of Mt. Springs Road. The driver of the car was not ...