Native Nevadan and resident of Tonopah since the mid-1970s, the late Jim Lusk was known as a champion of environmental ...

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 ...

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 — ended in ...

Drought is impacting the bighorn sheep living at the Muddy Mountains in Valley of Fire State Park. Drought is impacting the bighorn sheep living at the Muddy Mountains in Valley of Fire State Park. We ...

The last year was a difficult one for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep herd health in Colorado, while desert bighorn sheep found in far-western Colorado are faring better, according to Colorado Parks and ...

This story, “Quest for the Desert Sheep: Ram Beyond the Rampart,” appeared in the December 1975 issue of Outdoor Life. The desert bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis nelsoni, is one of the most coveted ...

On a triple-digit day last August, several trucks drove hundreds of miles through the remote desert landscape of the Newberry Mountains south of Interstate 40 near Barstow, each loaded with a giant ...