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Ovis canadensis
Bighorn Sheep
Authorship: Shaw
Description & Notes
Collection Information
Records
it was observed near Purple Sage Mine by B. Nix, on Flattop Mountain by the 2014 UTEP Geology class, during December 2015 near Red Tank by D. Shoemake, 20 October 2006 on road to southern windmill, a piece of horn was found 6 September 2013 of an adult male in Echo Canyon by V. Mata-Silva (UTEP) [Photo], 18 August 2020 at Echo Spring of an adult male by V. Mata-Silva (UTEP) [Video], and 21 July 2021 at Echo Spring of seven females by V. Mata-Silva (UTEP) and A. Rocha (UTEP) [Video].
Recent Observations
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