BIG BEND — Big Bend National Park has announced actions to protect native desert bighorn sheep by reducing populations of non-native Barbary sheep (aoudad) within the park. According to a press ...

A few Big Bend National Park areas will be closed next week as officials act to reduce the population of an invasive sheep species by shooting them from a helicopter. Aoudad sheep are invasive in the ...

Lone Star lawmakers recently added aoudads to the list of animals hunters can shoot from helicopters in Texas as part of a management tool to aid in the ongoing fight against the invasive sheep.

TEXAS, USA — Barbary sheep are massive beasts with large crescent horns and a mane that drapes from the bottom of their neck to their stomachs. Also known as aoudads, the animals are native to the ...

I’M NO SHUFFLEBOARD PLAYER, and the odds of my learning to play inside a West Texas water-silo-turned-hunting-camp powered by solar panels seem slim. But the 22-foot, regulation-size shuffleboard ...

While hiking the trails of Palo Duro Canyon, one may spot — if they're lucky enough — a stocky, dusty-colored sheep roaming the rugged terrain of the state park. Albeit seldom seen inside the ...

My stomach churned as I climbed the steep canyon wall. We’d seen the ram go down and out of sight as he crested the sharp ridgeline, but that brought little comfort. I’ve seen several animals ...