Absent intervention by state wildlife officials, Nevada’s state animal, the desert bighorn sheep, may see its herds thinned by starvation because of drought. “Over the course of the last month ...

Drought is impacting the bighorn sheep living at the Muddy Mountains in Valley of Fire State Park.

ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, MAY 8 AND THEREAFTER - In a 2003 photo, A desert bighorn sheep is released in the Granite Mountains of northern Nevada near the Oregon line. Nevada Department of Wildlife ...

Scientists say the population of endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep appears to have stabilized after suffering devastating losses during the record-breaking winter of 2022-2023. Tom Stephenson ...

While bighorn sheep exist in other western mountain ranges, the Sierra Nevada subgroup is genetically distinct -- the remaining 350 sheep are all that remain of the species.

As opportunities to hunt ewes expand in the West, some hunters are taking advantage. Photograph by John Hafner As bighorn sheep ram tags become increasingly hard to draw — a result of more applicants, ...

VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK, Nevada (KTNV) — Nevada is taking action to preserve its state animal, the Desert Bighorn Sheep, by relocating part of a herd based in Southern Nevada. The reason for ...

MOAPA VALLEY — Valley of Fire State Park’s desert bighorn sheep are thirsty. Thirstier than they’ve been in a while. Though Las Vegas’ 214-day dry streak — the second-longest on record ...

Few hunting experiences are as rugged, challenging and elusive as stalking a bighorn sheep. Interested Wyoming residents typically wait decades, if not even a lifetime, before drawing a ram ...

Scientists say the population of endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep appears to have stabilized after suffering devastating losses during the record-breaking winter of 2022-2023.