With the strap in place, Prior and BonDurant were able to physically pull the ewe from the river, according to the agency.

The last year was a difficult one for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herd health in Colorado, while desert bighorn sheep found in far-western Colorado are faring better, according to Colorado Parks and ...

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.

While many of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herds continue to struggle with disease, 2024 was a better year for the state animal. Andy Holland, a big game manager at Colorado Parks and ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — A group of University of Montana researchers are in year two of a five-year study funded by Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks to track bighorn sheep and mountain goats. There is a ...

Like most states, Colorado has chosen a state animal meant to reflect its culture, landscape, and sense of identity. In 1961, that choice was the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, an animal closely tied ...

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The Colorado state mammal springs up near-vertical cliff faces with ease, thanks to specialized hooves. Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep have modified toenails that can snag little protrusions, and soft, ...

While over 20,000 applications were received for the half-dozen bighorn sheep tags, mountain lion hunting is open to individuals with a furbearer tag, but they are limited to one per season. There are ...

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Some new additions are beginning to make their appearance in the Franklin Mountains. Texas Parks and Wildlife is saying that the first batch of lambs from the big horn sheep ...

You don’t do this in your sleep. No, this kind of sheep counting will be done upright and awake, by wide-eyed, intrepid volunteers scattered about the sweeping San Gabriel Mountains, equipped with pen ...