North America's bighorn sheep: Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep and desert bighorn sheep. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep were listed...
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Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (O. c. sierrae), Peninsular bighorn sheep, a distinct population segment of desert bighorn sheep (O. c. nelsoni) Bighorn sheep...
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The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that is native to the deserts of the United States'...
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or threatened species of animals that occur in the Sierra Nevada include: Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae), endangered (2000) California...
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California Bighorn Sheep Zoological Area near Mount Williamson in the southern Sierra was established to protect the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. Starting...
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Owens Valley. The mountain provides habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep and was closed to entry in the recent past. "Mount Baxter, California"...
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jubatus)". US Fish and Wildlife Service. "Species Profile for Sierra Nevada Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis sierrae)". US Fish and Wildlife Service. David...
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raccoons. The desert bighorn sheep is the official state animal and is found in most of Nevada's mountainous desert. The desert bighorn is smaller than the...
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Names of the High Sierra. San Francisco: Sierra Club. Retrieved 2009-08-03. "Forest Service Proposes to Change Designation of Bighorn Sheep Zoological Areas"...
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Dragon Peak (California) (category Sierra Nevada (United States))
less than one mile. This mountain is habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, which restricts climbing from July through December, so most...
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creating the Migrating Mural, a series of six murals featuring Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. The murals span 120 miles of California’s Highway 395. Fundraising...
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introduced on Santa Catalina Island) Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis (harvest) Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, O. c. sierrae Order: Artiodactyla Family: Cervidae...
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area have been required in the past since it is habitat for the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, an endangered species. The United States Forest Service does...
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californiana (California bighorn sheep) Ovis canadensis nelsoni (peninsular bighorn sheep) Ovis canadensis sierrae (Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep) Panthera onca (jaguar)...
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Yosemite National Park (category Sierra Nevada (United States))
to these conditions. Treeless alpine habitats are favored by Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. This species is found in the Yosemite area only around Tioga...
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activities in the Inyo National Forest, as well as the habitat for Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, an endangered species. The fire burned 2,883 acres (12 km2)...
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Black Mountain (Inyo and Fresno counties, California) (category Sierra Nevada (United States))
USGS topographer. This mountain is habitat for the endangered Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, which restricts climbing from July through December, so most...
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route of many animals, including mule deer, pine marten and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep. Glass Creek Meadow is home to a population of the endangered...
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The park is an important preserve for many native wild animals like bighorn sheep and mule deer. The park is characterized by the large variety of coniferous...
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Great Basin (redirect from Great Basin of Nevada)
small rodents are also common, and are predominantly nocturnal. Elk and bighorn sheep are present but uncommon. Small lizards such as the Great Basin fence...
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White Mountains (California) (category Mountain ranges of Nevada)
The White Mountains of California and Nevada are a triangular fault-block mountain range facing the Sierra Nevada across the upper Owens Valley. They extend...
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cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. Surrounding areas are inhabited by bighorn sheep, elk, antelope, deer, bear, bobcat, mountain lion, grouse, and birds...
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part of the U.S. state of California, located between the Sierra Nevada and the state of Nevada. In the 2020 census, the population was 19,016. The county...
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indicate that Nevada had estimated adult populations of 105,000 mule deer, 18,500 pronghorn, 5,100 desert bighorn sheep, 210 Rocky Mountain bighorns, 1,500 California...
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"snowy" in Spanish, referring to Nevada's small overlap with the Sierra Nevada mountain range; however, the rest of Nevada is largely desert and semi-arid...
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only) LC Bighorn sheep, O. canadensis LC (Desert bighorn sheep, O. c. nelsoni: E, Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, O. c. sierrae: E) Dall sheep, O. dalli...
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Tioga Pass (category Mountain passes of the Sierra Nevada (United States))
Tioga Pass is a mountain pass in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. State Route 120 runs through it, and serves as the eastern entry point...
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Antelope Island (section Bighorn sheep)
it Antelope Island. Antelope Island holds populations of pronghorn, bighorn sheep, American bison, porcupine, badger, coyote, bobcat, mule deer, and millions...
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Ribes roezlii (redirect from Sierra gooseberry)
common name Sierra gooseberry. Ribes roezlii is native to many of the mountain ranges of California, its distribution extending east into Nevada and north...
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harringtoni (E) Bighorn sheep, Ovis canadensis LC (Desert bighorn sheep, O. c. nelsoni and Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, O. c. sierrae: E) Dall sheep, Ovis dalli...
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