Discover the incredible biodiversity of Mammoth Lakes, where vast wilderness and scenic landscapes provide a natural ...

California is home to an estimated population of 5,400 bighorn sheep. These include some 400 Sierra Nevada bighorn, 750 Peninsular bighorn and 4,250 desert bighorn in Southern California outside of ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently released the Conservation and Management Plan for Bighorn Sheep in California ... from the highest and snowiest peaks in the Sierra Nevada ...

Today’s California, the state with the most diverse habitats, is home to two subspecies of bighorn sheep, the Sierra Nevada bighorn and the desert bighorn, three subspecies of elk, the tule elk ...

Brandt and his mules saved the life of one bighorn sheep lamb at Fort ... for about six years before moving to Nevada to work as an outfitter in the Sierra Nevada. Then he bought an outfitting ...

The last time trifecta came in the winters of 1998-2000 and, before that, 1978-80. The amount of snow that accumulates in the Sierra Nevada is still to be determined, but meteorologists agree that the ...

You can find wild ferrets running around the Badlands National Park today. The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep is an iconic symbol of the Sierra Nevada region and a subspecies of traditional bighorn sheep ...

The bighorn sheep population has a large history. Its name comes from the size of its horns. Currently, O. canadensis is divided into three distinct species. Those subspecies include the Rocky ...

The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (the state animal) is synonymous with Nevada’s rugged and adaptable culture. The species also has spiritual significance to the Nuwu (Southern Paiute ...

Nevada is known for its desert bighorn sheep — the official state animal ... mineral as well as the granitic composition of the Sierra Nevada. Red symbolizes the red rock formations in ...

desert bighorn sheep and Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep. Rocky Mountain and desert bighorns are found in Nevada. An offshoot of Rocky Mountain bighorn, the California bighorn, are found in the state as ...

An ominous forecast awaits bighorn sheep in the the Sierra Nevada mountains. There are likely to be more frequent avalanches as the world continues to warm. Even though a decline in snow cover is ...