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 1960s, ...

ASOTIN COUNTY, Wash. — Washington and Idaho wildlife officials are seeking information related to two illegal killings of bighorn sheep. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and the Washington ...

BOISE, Idaho — A pneumonia outbreak has been detected in a herd of bighorn sheep in Reynolds Creek in Owyhee County. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game said Tuesday that the outbreak was first ...

Like the majority of Colorado’s big game species, the success of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep is up against habitat loss and disturbances, a changing climate and growing recreation and human pressure.

Anti-poaching and pro-wild sheep organizations have offered up thousands of dollars in reward money for information leading to the arrest of the person or people responsible for the poaching death of ...

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) is asking the public for information regarding a poached bighorn ram sheep found left to waste east of Riggins. Idaho Fish and Game said ...

Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep have found a haven from predators at the Morenci copper mine in Arizona. State wildlife managers are relocating the sheep to prevent overpopulation and potential accidents ...

I grabbed my camera and inched forward in my truck. I spotted furry white rumps on the winding road ahead and was fairly sure they were bighorn sheep. I slowly rounded the bend and smiled in delight.

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Game and Fish Department allocated eight bighorn sheep licenses for the 2025 hunting season, one more than last year. Two of those licenses went to Grand Forks hunters. In ...

Palms Springs Police Chief Andrew Mills Wednesday urged residents to avoid approaching bighorn sheep that may wander into Palm Springs during mating season. The police department released a video on ...

An uptick in pneumonia among bighorn lambs in the Pikes Peak herd has state wildlife officials on alert after this year’s count PIKES PEAK — By the time the sun started to ease above the horizon, ...