The bighorn sheep population in the western North Dakota grasslands is down 4% from the previous year's record count, but still 6% above the five-year average.

In the past, bighorn sheep surveys in the region have found 100 to 300 animals in the hunting district. Last year FWP counted 121 sheep in the rugged badlands terrain. The highest count in the ...

I n summer 2021, Badlands National Park was home to a healthy and growing population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, with approximately 300 total among the three herds. Then in August, Paul ...

In 1980, a band of bighorn sheep were captured from the Sun River area along the Rocky Mountain Front and moved to a foreign ...

Researchers in the Bitterroot Valley have seen significant mortality in bighorn sheep over the winter, with all collared rams ...

Badlands National Park is a vast wilderness of jagged buttes ... be sure to bring binoculars. Some wildlife, such as bighorn sheep, can be difficult to spot without them. Gas up before you enter the ...

The northern Badlands population declined by 4% from ... Department biologists count and classify all bighorn sheep in late summer, and then recount lambs the following March, as they approach ...

If you’ve ever wanted to catch a glimpse of bighorn sheep in the wild, you may want to check out these two viewing events ...

Friends of the Desert Mountains and local partners, including the Bighorn Institute, are continuing efforts to protect ...