The September issue of the Journal of Wildlife Management
The Journal of Wildlife Management is a benefit of membership in The Wildlife Society. Published eight times annually, it is one of the world’s leading ...
bighorn sheep
JWM: Better forage, climate help bighorns after pneumonia outbreak
Population size, habitat quality and weather affect bighorn sheep survival after a pneumonia outbreak, but social distancing may also help them ward off the ...
Air Force vies for more control of a Nevada refuge
A controversial provision in the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would grant the U.S. Air Force control over an additional 840,000 acres of the ...
North Dakota delays bighorn translocation
Tired of having to stay put to avoid infection? It’s not just you. The North Dakota Game and Fish Department had planned to remove a bighorn sheep herd that was ...
Helicopter shooting of Teton mountain goats called off
The National Park Service backed off plans to use aerial shooting to remove invasive mountain goats from Grand Teton National Park after Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon ...
Watch: Bighorns go back to Fort Berthold
Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) are back on the Fort Berthold Reservation in western North Dakota after a 150 year absence. Their translocation from the Rocky ...
Grand Teton to remove mountain goats
Grand Teton National Park has approved a plan to remove mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) from the Teton Range. According to the plan announced on Tuesday, the ...
Do introduced bighorns never learn to migrate?
While bighorn sheep restoration became common after the species faced population declines in the 1900s, researcher recently found that restored populations differ ...
South Dakota chapter student earns award for sheep work
Graduate student Austin Wieseler earned the Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Award from the South Dakota chapter of The Wildlife Society for his work on ...
Arizona euthanizes 3 bighorns to prevent disease spread
Arizona Game and Fish biologists euthanized three bighorn sheep that had been in contact with escaped domestic sheep. Regional supervisor Mike Sumner said it was ...