But on a warm afternoon in December, 77 of these animals were captured near the town of Alpine and hauled back home to build ...

Richard Parker wrote this essay for The Times over the winter. A longtime journalist, commentary writer and author, his ...

Conservation often feels like an abstract concept. It's often something that happens behind the scenes through funding, bureaucracy, and awareness campaigns. With KUIU Conservation ...

MOAPA VALLEY — Valley of Fire State Park’s desert bighorn sheep are thirsty. Thirstier than they’ve been in a while. Though Las Vegas’ 214-day dry streak — the second-longest on record ...

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 ...

Federal land managers are asking rock climbers to avoid climbing in a canyon near Moab for most of the spring because it ...

The domestic sheep (Ovis aries) is one of the most common livestock animals on the planet. Sheep have been domesticated for an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 years. During that time, humans have raised ...

A sheep in China was pulled to safety by an excavator operator after falling into an icy river, with a new clip showing the valiant rescue effort.

N.M. This wild sheep was thought to be foundational to life in the desert: a spirit animal that guided predators, including humans, to food — often its own flesh — water and cover from the ...