The local implications of these Tier 3 and Tier 4 drought conditions could lead to heightened wildfire risks, excessive algae ...

With more than 200 days of no measurable rain in Las Vegas and counting, Southern Nevada’s beloved bighorn sheep are reaching ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nevada is known for its desert bighorn sheep — the official state animal — and the desert tortoise, its official reptile. But there are other official designations that are lesser known, including a ...

Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep learn to leap from crag to crag in early lambhood, developing quickly into keen-eyed, strong-limbed and extremely agile creatures, always on the move to escape mountain ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Dozens of Bighorn Sheep call Hemenway Park home, but the staple in the Boulder City community could be at risk. New test results from the Nevada Department of Wildlife ...

In one dramatic moment, a 70-foot-long net dropped, and about 20 bighorn sheep were captured, much to their surprise.

The Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae) was granted protection under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in 2000, when population estimates were as low as 100 individuals. Disclaimer ...