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, ...

Our local species of Peninsular desert bighorn sheep have been in the news lately — and for an unusual reason. It seems they've taken to occasionally strolling around downtown Palm Springs, taking in ...

Only two herds of sheep remained, and they were desert bighorns in the San Andres and the Big Hatchet Mountains. In 1939 Rocky Mountain sheep were reintroduced into the state from Alberta, and today ...

Desert bighorn sheep are once again roaming the Franklin Mountains of far West Texas after a successful reintroduction by Texas Parks and Wildlife. The state agency recently moved 77 sheep from the ...

Scientists and conservationists are advocating for solutions to keep habitats connected.

Desert bighorns were captured in nets on Tuesday and will be released at the Franklin Mountains on Wednesday afternoon. Images shared by TPWD show the stocky sheep with curved horns being hoisted up ...

VALLEY OF FIRE — Blindfolded, sedated and dangling 100 feet above the ground in a net off a helicopter, dozens of bighorn sheep are less than a day away from a new beginning — if they make it at all. ...