Their distinctive curved horns help them navigate steep and rocky terrain while padded hooves stabilize rugged surfaces. Desert bighorn sheep are well-suited for water conservation, obtaining the most ...

14. Desert Bighorn Sheep (image credits: unsplash) These agile animals are well adapted to Nevada’s dry environment, going several weeks without water while living mostly off grasses and, sometimes, ...

VALLEY OF FIRE — Blindfolded, sedated and dangling 100 feet above the ground in a net off a helicopter, dozens of bighorn sheep are less than a day away from a new beginning — if they make it at all.

Wildlife officials have hauled 122,000 gallons of water to support the animals since December, but say relocation is necessary to ensure long-term survival amid worsening climate conditions.

Harris , vice-chairman of the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, which oversees the project, is a member of all three of the organizations: the Wild Sheep Foundation, the Arizona Desert Bighorn ...

A couple dozen bighorn sheep in the Muddy Mountains are moving across state lines to help regrow the population in Utah.

“They’re just such a majestic animal,” said Sheehey, former president of the Arizona Desert Bighorn Sheep Society. “The sheep in this region have really flourished, and a lot of it has to ...

Few hunting experiences are as rugged, challenging and elusive as stalking a bighorn sheep. Interested Wyoming residents typically wait decades, if not even a lifetime, before drawing a ram ...

Bighorn sheep, with their massive curled horns and stoic appearance, are one of Montana’s iconic big game species. If you take a drive down U.S. Highway 93 this time of year, along the banks of ...

Tom Besser has authored some disheartening reports when it comes to pneumonia infections in bighorn sheep. In 2021, the now retired Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology professor at ...

BIG ARM — The first of up to 60 bighorn sheep on Wild Horse Island received their eviction notices Wednesday morning. The notices came with a helicopter ride, medical checkup and new homes ...