EAGLE COUNTY — The state animal for Colorado is the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis). This magnificent animal was first described by Francisco Vasquez de Coronado, a Spanish explorer ...

On May 1, 1961, Colorado designated the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep as our state animal. What a great choice! Native to Colorado, Ovis canadensis, with their incredible coiled horns and superb ...

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 ...

Perhaps, in 1961, state legislators adopted the species as a means to protect it. Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep habitat is limited to the mountainous areas of the Rockies. During that time, settlement ...

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep graze east of Vail on land where a developer has proposed to install affordable worker housing. (Photo courtesy of Grace Poganski) On one hand, ...

Wt. 150-275 lb (68-125 kg); Shoulder Ht. 37"-44" (95-112 cm); Length 63"-75" (160-190 cm). The male Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep has a muscular body with a thick neck and massive horns that curl ...

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep have weathered many a storm, so this is nothing to Lucy, Sandy, and Rita. We're often asked how we care for our animal residents on days like today.

Not all of Colorado’s rocky mountain bighorn sheep have fared this well. Experts estimate that at the start of the 19th century, between 1.5 million and 2 million bighorn sheep roamed the ...

With the Sun River bighorn sheep herd declining by more than half in five years, state wildlife biologists are trying to figure out how that will affect hunting licenses, what ...

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 ...

These bighorn sheep would come from the Taryall-Kenosha Mountain bighorn sheep herd near Bailey. This Tarryall-Kenosha Mountain herd at one time was one of the largest and most well-known herds in ...

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 ...