Volunteers with the Society for the Conservation of Bighorn Sheep install a rain collection system and artificial water ...

The desert bighorn, which became Nevada’s official state animal in 1973, has long traveled alongside Nevada’s people. Prehistoric petroglyphs feature the sheep, which natives in the region ...

Desert bighorn sheep eat and rest in the Condor Ridge exhibit at the San Diego Wild Animal Park on May 25, 2000. (AP Photo/Bob Grieser, File) ...

A desert bighorn sheep (<i>Ovis canadensis nelsoni</i>), ... They are relatives of goats, and have balance-aiding split hooves and rough hoof bottoms for natural grip.

Currently, there are around 3,000 desert bighorn sheep in Utah and the hope is that the nursery herd will grow and may be used to expand other populations around the state. Though it was through the ...

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 ...

I am an Ovis canadensis mexicana or, as you know me, a desert bighorn sheep. I have impressive horns. We never shed our horns, and they grow a little every year. Males have horns up to 33 inches ...

The Desert bighorn, Nevada’s state animal since 1973, has long traveled alongside Nevada’s people and symbolizes the rugged, harsh living conditions of mammals in the desert.

A herd of 80 desert bighorn sheep was recently flown through the air while blindfolded and suspended from a helicopter, video shows. It’s all in an effort to make Texas wild again.

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The desert bighorn, which became Nevada’s official state animal in 1973, has long traveled alongside Nevada’s people. Prehistoric petroglyphs feature the sheep, which natives in the region ...