Nevada Department of Wildlife officials and volunteers captured 39 desert bighorn sheep around Valley of Fire State Park and moved them to help build a herd in Northern Nevada. The operation took ...

This story was originally published in the 2024 edition of Discovery magazine, the College of Science's publication. This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science ...

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 ...

The high peaks of the southern and central Sierra Nevada are home to a unique and endangered animal, the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. John Muir called them "the bravest of all the Sierra mountaineers, ...

Biologists are investigating seasonal elk mortality syndrome.

VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK, Nevada (KTNV) — Nevada is taking action to preserve its state animal, the Desert Bighorn Sheep, by relocating part of a herd based in Southern Nevada. The reason for the ...

Nevada Humane Society taking fewer animals from the county has put pressure on the financial resources of smaller nonprofits. NHS CEO Jerleen Bryant says the organization has faced a huge increase in ...