Quick Take Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to ...

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 and a ...

The on-going drought means Nevada’s iconic desert bighorn sheep need to be moved out of the state. The on-going drought means Nevada’s iconic desert bighorn sheep need to be moved out of the state.

The desert bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni, is one of the most coveted game animals on earth. This isn’t because they inhabit particularly remote crevices of the globe or because they’re all ...