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Bighorn Sheep
Okanagan bighorn sheep disease monitoring program cancelled
The treasured California bighorn sheep herds in the South Okanagan have been an ongoing topic…
Disease, habitat loss threaten Southern Interior’s bighorn sheep population
The Southern Interior's bighorn sheep are constantly under threat and a society trying to protect…
Alberta bighorn sheep might become ‘little-horn sheep’ soon
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since this story's publication, iNFOnews.ca has been notified by the Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship that…
Kamloops woman surprised, surrounded by herd of lively bighorn sheep
A Kamloops resident got a surprise a few days ago when her vehicle was suddenly…
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops wildlife photographer captures amazing bighorn sheep images
A Kamloops landscape and wildlife photographer has been taking photos of bighorn sheep for over…
Deadly virus killed numerous bighorn sheep in South Okanagan this year
After the bluetongue virus began ravaging the bighorn sheep population near Grand Forks in August,…
Virus in West Kootenay bighorn sheep herd could spread to Okanagan
A virus with no specific treatment has ravaged a herd of bighorn sheep in the…
Penticton Indian Band opposed to bighorn sheep hunting
The Penticton Indian Band wants to see an end to hunting of Bighorn Sheep, calling…
Campaign launched to save South Okanagan bighorn sheep fighting their own pandemic
The Wild Sheep Society of B.C. is calling for residents to take action to help…
Bighorn sheep in South Okanagan facing their own pandemic
The region’s Bighorn sheep are facing a potential pandemic of their own after cases of…
Annual South Okanagan sheep count helps detect potential herd issues
An Okanagan sportsman’s group has been playing a key role in maintaining healthy sheep populations…
South Okanagan treatment program up and running for disease threatening bighorn sheep
PENTICTON – A project to treat a disease threatening the bighorn sheep population in the…
Reports of dogs chasing bighorn sheep to death in the Okanagan
PET OWNERS REMINDED OF CONSEQUENCES, FINES VERNON – The B.C. Conservation Service is investigating reports…
Charges laid in collisions that killed five bighorn sheep in South Okanagan
PENTICTON - Two drivers are facing multiple charges after killing five bighorn sheep in two separate collisions on Highway 3 west of Keremeos in October. The collisions occurred on Oct. 1, 2015, around 4 p.m. when an eastbound Ford F250 pickup driven by a 56-year-old man and a Dodge Ram pickup driven by a 75-year-old...