Rocky Mountain big horn sheep. George Wuerthner. Bighorn sheep acquired their name for the large circular horns of the mature rams. They are strongly associated with mountain terrain, particularly ...

Forest Service says it needs more data before making final decision on grazing For more than six years, the U.S. Forest Service has wrestled with whether to continue to allow domestic sheep grazing in ...

It isn’t uncommon for our relatives to make us sick – literally. Many families have stories of the infamous holiday everyone came down with a bug inadvertently packed in by visitors. Turns out ...

VAIL – A plan to build 61-residential units on bighorn sheep habitat in East Vail recently brought new attention to a dwindling sheep herd native to that area. Wildlife biologist Gene Byrne studied ...

“Good size herds along the river,” Kempler said — he could see up to eight flocks in one day. Slowly, after the wildlife faced battles with a virulent form of pneumonia, Kempler saw fewer and fewer ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — The Montana State University Extension will hold several free, public meetings in May to discuss the Wild and Domestic Sheep Comingling Project. According to a press release, "the ...

WALLA WALLA — Wild bighorn sheep and their domestic cousins have an unfortunate relationship. Both can be infected by a bacteria that can trigger pneumonia. But while the pathogen leads to mild ...

OKANOGAN, Wash. – Bighorn sheep in central Washington could be in danger if domestic sheep continue to graze nearby. That’s the concern from two groups suing the U.S. Forest Service. Domestic sheep or ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife adopted a new rule last week intended to reduce the risk of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae transmission from domestic sheep and goats to bighorn sheep. The ...

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Stone Age humans were raising and slaughtering domesticated sheep in Central Asia three thousand years before previously thought, new research shows. The findings suggest the Fergana Valley played an ...