OWYHEE COUNTY, Idaho — Idaho Fish & Game (IDFG) is working to contain a pneumonia outbreak that is affecting a herd of 30 California big sheep in the Owyhee Mountains.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Big Horn Sheep are among the rarest of the hoofed mammals found in Montana. They primarily dwell ...

Barbary sheep, also known as Aoudad sheep, were introduced to Texas from their native habitat in North Africa mid-20th century. Popular among hunters, considered an invasive species by farmers and ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An 81-year-old Montana man was sentenced Monday to six months in federal prison for illegally using tissue and testicles from large sheep hunted in Central Asia and the U.S.

(KUTV) — Big Horn Sheep on Antelope Island are dying from a rare respiratory disease. Biologists with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources tested tissue samples from the animals last month and ...

We defy anyone to see a big, fluffy Valais blacknose sheep asking his human dad for cuddles like he is an overgrown puppy and not experience total cuteness overload. It is simply impossible. It cannot ...

An 80-year-old Montana rancher was behind a wild effort to breed and hunt mega-sized sheep. He could be hit with fines and possible prison time. An 80-year-old Montana man faces a possible prison term ...

DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists have discovered an elusive, mutated gene named for the Greek goddess, Aphrodite Kallipygos, that causes certain sheep to have unusually big and muscular bottoms. They hope ...

Cloning and in vitro culture of sheep embryos have been associated with bigger livestock and 'large offspring syndrome' (LOS). In the February Nature Genetics Young et al. provide a molecular ...

Big E Sheep Dog Trials Sheep Dog Trial Superintendent Pat Canaday tells about the importance of working dogs and the events held each year at The Big E. Ask Pat Canaday about dogs and she'll tell you ...