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June 2017
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...
Bighorn Institute
Jun 29, 20174 min read


May 2017
Lambs May proved an exciting month with the addition of a couple of newborn lambs as lambing season extends through June. Since several...
Bighorn Institute
May 31, 20173 min read


April 2017
SilverRock Fence Completed We are pleased to report that the City of La Quinta has installed a bighorn exclusion fence along the...
Bighorn Institute
Apr 28, 20173 min read


March 2017
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...
Bighorn Institute
Mar 30, 20173 min read


February 2017
URGENT – Please Comment on La Quinta Fence Today The Coachella Valley Conservation Commission released a Draft Environmental Impact...
Bighorn Institute
Feb 27, 20173 min read


January 2017
Annual Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s Annual Membership Meeting was held January 7th at the Institute. We discussed our...
Bighorn Institute
Jan 31, 20173 min read


December 2016
Reminder: Annual Membership Meeting Bighorn Institute’s annual membership meeting will take place at 8:30am on Saturday, January 7th at...
Bighorn Institute
Dec 30, 20163 min read


November 2016
Fundraiser a Success The 2016 Annual Party and Golf Classic took place November 20th & 21st and was a great success! This year, the...
Bighorn Institute
Nov 30, 20163 min read


October 2016
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...
Bighorn Institute
Oct 31, 20162 min read


September 2016
Annual Fundraiser Bighorn Institute’s 2016 Annual Party and 29th Annual Golf Classic will be November 20th & 21st, and we hope you will...
Bighorn Institute
Sep 30, 20163 min read


August 2016
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...
Bighorn Institute
Aug 31, 20163 min read


July 2016
Yearling Ewe in the Streets On July 22nd, Bighorn Institute received a call from the police reporting a female bighorn on the streets of...
Bighorn Institute
Aug 3, 20163 min read


June 2016
Radio Interview Earlier this month, Dr. Lori Kirshner of Animals Today Radio interviewed Bighorn Institute biologist, Aimee Byard,...
Bighorn Institute
Jun 30, 20163 min read


May 2016
5 Lambs Die in Two Weeks May saw significant loss as five young endangered Peninsular bighorn lambs died on two golf resorts in La Quinta...
Bighorn Institute
May 31, 20163 min read


April 2016
Bighorn Released into the Wild In early April, Bighorn Institute released an adult ewe from its captive herd into the northern Santa Rosa...
Bighorn Institute
May 2, 20163 min read


March 2016
Wildflower Festival On March 5th, Bighorn Institute participated in the annual Wildflower Festival at the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto...
Bighorn Institute
Mar 31, 20163 min read


February 2016
Lambing Update Lambing is in full swing in the wild and we have now documented 30 lambs so far in our study area from Palm Springs to La...
Bighorn Institute
Feb 29, 20163 min read


January 2016
Wild Population Update In January, bighorn are aged one year older so lambs are now considered yearlings and are included in the adult...
Bighorn Institute
Feb 22, 20162 min read
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