Anza-Borrego Sheep Count - Fall 2017
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. ...
Lambs - Fall 2017
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...
Conservation - Fall 2017
Conservation is essentially protecting and managing natural resources to ensure their availability for future generations. With an...
Bighorn Barrier Progress in La Quinta - Spring 2017
In February 2014, as part of a multiple-species habitat conservation plan requirement, the state and federal wildlife agencies mandated...
New Range-Wide Population Estimate - Spring 2017
In mid-November 2016, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) conducted a helicopter survey for bighorn sheep in the...
Local Population Update - Spring 2017
Two of the three local herds have increased in number from Palm Springs to La Quinta. There are now approximately 70 adult bighorn in...
San Jacinto Herd: Road to Recovery - Winter 2016
The San Jacinto Mountains (SJM) near Palm Springs are the steepest escarpment in North America rising to nearly 11,000 feet in 7.5 miles....
Population Update - Winter 2016
In January, bighorn in the wild are aged one year older to make field aging methodology more consistent. That means lambs are now...
Capture Recap - Winter 2016
The California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) put around 90 radio-collars on bighorn throughout the Peninsular Ranges from Palm...
Bighorn on the Greens - Spring 2015
We hear stories throughout the year about bighorn sheep sightings on four golf courses in La Quinta (Tradition, SilverRock, PGA West and...
