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Conservation is essentially protecting and managing natural resources to ensure their availability for future generations. With an...

Fundraiser a Success The Institute’s Annual Party and 30th Golf Classic took place November 19th & 20th and was a great success, thanks...

Bighorn Sheep Capture Recently, a number of GPS (Global Positioning System) radio-collars were scheduled to drop off of bighorn sheep in...

2017 Annual Party & 30th Golf Classic Invitations have been mailed and we’re getting excited for our 2017 Annual Party & 30th Golf...

Lambing Update This year’s lambing season won’t see the success of the past couple of years. In the northern Santa Rosa Mountains near...

More Lambs Die Last month, we reported three lambs died in a five day period at PGA West in La Quinta. Sadly, 3 more lambs died after...

Lost Lambs In late June, three lambs died in a five day period at PGA West and there is still no fence in sight. All of these lambs (2...

Lambs May proved an exciting month with the addition of a couple of newborn lambs as lambing season extends through June. Since several...

In February 2014, as part of a multiple-species habitat conservation plan requirement, the state and federal wildlife agencies mandated...

In mid-November 2016, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) conducted a helicopter survey for bighorn sheep in the...

Two of the three local herds have increased in number from Palm Springs to La Quinta. There are now approximately 70 adult bighorn in...

SilverRock Fence Completed We are pleased to report that the City of La Quinta has installed a bighorn exclusion fence along the...

Lambs in the Wild March was another busy month for fieldwork as we documented around 25 more lambs in the mountains from Palm Springs to...

URGENT – Please Comment on La Quinta Fence Today The Coachella Valley Conservation Commission released a Draft Environmental Impact...

Annual Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s Annual Membership Meeting was held January 7th at the Institute. We discussed our...

Reminder: Annual Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s annual membership meeting will take place at 8:30am on Saturday, January 7th at...

Fundraiser a Success The 2016 Annual Party and Golf Classic took place November 20th & 21st and was a great success! This year, the...

Ram Movements During the rut, or breeding season, rams will travel miles in search of ewes to breed. They can lose as much as 25% of...

Annual Fundraiser Bighorn Institute’s 2016 Annual Party and 29th Annual Golf Classic will be November 20th & 21st, and we hope you will...

Released Ewe a Success! We are thrilled to report that the ewe we released in early April is finally considered a success since she has...