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Survival in the Desert: How the Desert Bighorn Sheep Became Nevada’s State Animal

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 ...

Boulder City bighorn sheep herd continues decline due to persistent illness

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

Drought endangers desert bighorn sheep, Nevada’s state animal

Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its herds thinned by starvation because of drought. “Over the course of the last month ...
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Bighorn blues: Can Nevada’s state animal overcome climate change?

MOAPA VALLEY — Valley of Fire State Park’s desert bighorn sheep are thirsty. Thirstier than they’ve been in a while. Though Las Vegas’ 214-day dry streak — the second-longest on record — ended in ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

'This is a puzzle': Montana bighorn sheep disease studies lay groundwork for understanding die-offs

Brett French Lee Newspapers Apr 10, 2025 Apr 10, 2025 In 1980, a band of bighorn sheep were captured from the Sun River area along the Rocky Mountain Front and moved to a foreign landscape to the ...
LAist

California's Big Snow Year Decimated Endangered Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep

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Los Angeles Times

Can the Sierra Nevada bighorn dodge extinction? It may mean reining in another wild animal

The high peaks of the southern and central Sierra Nevada are home to a unique and endangered animal, the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. John Muir called them “the bravest of all the Sierra ...