Desert bighorn sheep, male ram. The desert bighorn sheep occupies dry, rocky mountain ranges in the Mojave and Sonoran desert regions of California, Nevada and Mexico. The desert bighorn sheep is highly endangered in the United States, having a population of only about 4000 individuals, and is under survival pressure due to habitat loss, disease, over-hunting, competition with livestock, and human encroachment.
Image: 14653
Species: Ovis canadensis nelsoni
Common name: Desert bighorn sheep
Format: Digital 3:2
Other Names: peninsular bighorn sheep, bighorn sheep
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Keywords: animal, animalia, artiodactyla, bighorn sheep, bovidae, canadensis, caprinae, chordata, creature, desert bighorn sheep, endangered, mammal, nature, nelsoni, ovis, ovis canadensis nelsoni, peninsular bighorn sheep, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
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