Tag: bighorn sheep

In response to desert watering drying up due to drought in Southern California, conservationists are planning to install water stations in inland desert areas for bighorn sheep.  With limited amounts...

In the century since Barbary sheep were brought from North Africa to the United States, they have spread from zoos to ranches to the wild, raising questions about their impacts...

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 scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering reintroducing bison to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge in central Montana, beginning with consulting with tribes and other stakeholders about...

Livestock grazing on national grasslands and forests can affect wildlife populations and habitats across the nation, The Wildlife Society stressed in a comment on the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed changes...

Efforts to reduce the population of nonnative mountain goats in the Tetons has reduced their numbers to 29 — all in Grand Teton National Park. Wyoming Game and Fish biologists...

Smaller translocations of bighorn sheep may be less successful than larger translocations. According to new research that analyzed the genetic makeup of different populations of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) —...

The U.S. Forest Service is endangering bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) on the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, in eastern Washington state by allowing domestic sheep to graze near the wild herds, according...

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 scientific journals covering wildlife science, management...

Population size, habitat quality and weather affect bighorn sheep survival after a pneumonia outbreak, but social distancing may also help them ward off the disease. Wildlife managers observed the first...