While many of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herds continue to struggle with disease, 2024 was a better year for the state animal. Andy Holland, a big game manager at Colorado Parks and ...

Scientists estimate that at the start of the 19th century, up to 2 million bighorn sheep may have roamed the mountains of North America. (Andrea Kramar/Rocky Mountain PBS) ...

A $4,500 reward is being offered in Oregon for information leading to the felony arrest of the poacher who killed a Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep for its head and horns. The carcass was discovered ...

A wildlife conservation group recently agreed to pay a Colorado rancher to move his domestic sheep out of the high country in order to free up the territory for a herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.

The last year was a difficult one for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herd health in Colorado, while desert bighorn sheep found in far-western Colorado are faring better, according to Colorado ...

RIVERTON — Four decades ago, Fremont County was home to the largest herd of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in the lower 48 states – an estimated 2,500 animals.

Bighorn sheep, known for their incredible climbing skills and fierce battles, are the true kings of the Rocky Mountains. These majestic animals can scale sheer cliffs with ease, thanks to their sharp ...

The Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep springs up near-vertical cliff faces with ease. Special hooves help them snag little protrusions in the rocks and give them grip.

Nebraska Game and Parks and Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo teamed up to take care of a rescued juvenile Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep.

A Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep from Nebraska is saved and found a new home with the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife relocates a herd or bighorn sheep to new habitat. Produced by: Cormac McCrimmon, Andrea Kramar, Rocky Mountain PBS.