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Annual Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s Annual Membership Meeting was held February 2nd at the Institute. We talked about our...

Reminder: Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s Annual Membership Meeting will take place Saturday, February 2nd at 8:30am at the...

Save-the-Date: Annual Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s annual membership meeting will take place at 8:30 am on Saturday, February...

Fundraiser a Success The 2018 Annual Party and Golf Classic took place November 18th & 19th and was a great success! The two-day event...

It’s Almost Time! Bighorn Institute’s Annual Party and Golf Classic fundraiser is in a few short weeks on November 18th & 19th at Stone...

2018 Annual Party & Golf Classic We’re getting excited for our 2018 Annual Party & Golf Classic November 18th & 19th! Our event takes...

Wild Sheep Update Thankfully, summer is coming to a close and we’re pleased to report that August was a pretty good month for our local...

Waterhole Count On July 5th & 6th, Bighorn Institute conducted a waterhole count in the northern Santa Rosa Mountains (NSRM). Waterhole...

Late Lamb In early June, we saw a 3 week old lamb that had been born in mid-May. This little one certainly stuck out among the larger 4...

The Peninsular desert bighorn is truly a remarkable animal. From the massive curl of a ram’s horns to their agility in steep rocky...

Construction for a fence is still in the planning stages around the golf courses in La Quinta to remove the sheep from the urban...

There’s good and bad news for the local herds. The good news is, the San Jacinto Mountains herd near Palm Springs increased slightly and...

Lamb Update As lambing season comes to a close, many lambs are still alive and well throughout our study area, which is good news. ...

Pizza Party a Success Bighorn Institute’s inaugural Pizza, Sheep and Shoot-out – oh my! event was a great success and most certainly a...

Pizza Party April 12th This is not an ordinary pizza party! This Pizza, Sheep & Shoot-out-oh my! fundraiser is a not-to-be-missed event...

Save the Date: Pizza Party Fundraiser We are thrilled to announce we have a new spring fundraiser planned at the incredible Stone Eagle...

Reminder: Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s Annual Membership Meeting will take place Saturday, February 3rd at 9:00am at the...

Year-End Gift It’s that time of year again when everyone is looking at their annual tax-deductible contributions and figuring out whether...

The results are in from the annual water hole count in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the numbers are down with 207 sheep sighted. ...

It’s been a tough year for lamb survival throughout the range and there are only a handful of lambs alive in our study areas, which...