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Desert bighorn sheep return to native Franklin Mountains in El Paso

The post Desert bighorn sheep return to native Franklin Mountains in El Paso appeared first on El Paso Matters. At long last, the desert bighorn sheep return home to the Franklin Mountains – a site ...
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Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep. Advocates say feds left them ‘high and dry’ on the issue

The Pikeview Quarry, barely outside of the cul-de-sacs and two-car garages of the Mountain Shadows subdivision, seemed like an odd place to find one of Colorado’s most intrepid species. Bulldozers, ...
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Survival in the desert: How the desert bighorn sheep became Nevada’s state animal

Quick Take Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to ...
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The camouflaged, artificial water supply keeping Calif.'s desert sheep alive

On a triple-digit day last August, several trucks drove hundreds of miles through the remote desert landscape of the Newberry Mountains south of Interstate 40 near Barstow, each loaded with a giant ...