A Group Of Desert Bighorn Sheep
by Kay Novy
Title
A Group Of Desert Bighorn Sheep
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Kay Novy
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Photograph - Photography
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Taken in the state of Nevada in the USA.
Desert bighorn are comprised by some accounts of four subspecies. They live in dry, desert mountain ranges and foothills, near rocky cliffs, in an environment that is almost waterless and relatively barren of vegetation. In the winter they range farther from their meager water sources to browse on vegetation in full leaf. As summer approaches, they move closer to remaining water supplies and reduce their own water output by resting during the day in caves or under rocky overhangs.
Recent genetic evidence indicates the Sierra Nevada bighorn is a unique form of bighorn found only in the Sierra Nevada. Sierra Nevada bighorn are rarer than the Florida panther, and rarer than the California condor. They are clearly one of the most endangered mammals of North America. In 1986 these sheep were reintroduced to the Mono Basin from a population further to the south. Now the population in Lee Vining Canyon is the primary hope for the future of Sierra Nevada .
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December 24th, 2017
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