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Colorado’s ultimate survivor: Why the bighorn sheep became the state symbol

Designated in 1961, the Bighorn Sheep represents Colorado’s rugged identity and its commitment to wildlife conservation. The ...
KLEW-TV on MSN

Authorities seek public's help in solving bighorn sheep poaching cases

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) Police are appealing to ...
Colorado Public Radio

March 18, 2025: A mother’s fight for justice; The unseen threat to Colorado’s bighorn sheep

LaRonda Jones, the mother of Kilyn Lewis, wants the new district attorney to reopen the investigation into the death of her son who was shot and killed during an encounter with Aurora police last May.
Summit County

Was 2024 a better year for Colorado’s bighorn sheep?

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 ...
Colorado Public Radio

Disease die-offs continue to ravage bighorn sheep. Advocates say feds left them ‘high and dry’ on the issue

The Pikeview Quarry, barely outside of the cul-de-sacs and two-car garages of the Mountain Shadows subdivision, seemed like an odd place to find one of Colorado’s most intrepid species. Bulldozers, ...
Summit County

Are Colorado’s bighorn sheep herds in peril?

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.
KVIA

Nevada moves bighorn sheep as drought threatens state animal

VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK, Nevada (KTNV) — Nevada is taking action to preserve its state animal, the Desert Bighorn Sheep, by relocating part of a herd based in Southern Nevada. The reason for the ...