Peninsular bighorn sheep have long migrated between California and Mexico, but plans to close gaps in the border wall may ...

Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to survive extreme desert conditions. After dropping to about 2,000 animals in the 1960s, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bighorn sheep have become a rarity in Texas, but a group of wildlife biologists are on a mission to rescue the species. About 50% ...

The bighorn sheep that call Hemenway Park home are sick, and the herd is shrinking due to that persistent illness.

Like the majority of Colorado’s big game species, the success of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is up against habitat loss and disturbances, a changing climate and growing recreation and human pressure.

In the rugged deserts of the Las Vegas Valley, a crisis unfolded in early 2025 that threatened the survival of the desert bighorn sheep. A brutal drought, stretching over 200 days without measurable ...

Our local species of Peninsular desert bighorn sheep have been in the news lately — and for an unusual reason. It seems they've taken to occasionally strolling around downtown Palm Springs, taking in ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Bighorn sheep were introduced into North Dakota’s Badlands in 1956, and after a few ups and downs over the years, the population is doing well. “Well, among the population ...