Science news articles about 'bighorn sheep'

... effects on endangered species, but new mathematical models may be able to aid conservation of a population of bighorn sheep. The effects of a changing climate on a population of bighorn sheep can be ...

University of Alberta researcher David Coltman wrestles with bighorn mountain sheep to gauge their personalities. Coltman, a U of A biology professor, is part of a team that traps the animals in a ...

... perspective. Research Since 1969, several teams of researchers have been studying this population of bighorn sheep in Alberta, Canada. They have collected considerable data over the years. Denis ...

... the longest art gallery in the world - thousands of prehistoric rock carvings and paintings of bighorn sheep and other wildlife, hunters wielding spears, and warriors engaged in hand-to-hand combat. ...

... intertidal invertebrates such as limpets and snails, as well as bighorn sheep, caribou, and two plant species: ... sheep have caused average horn length and body mass to drop by about 20 percent during ...

... and be great alternatives for wildlife." Though their study focused on pygmy owls and bighorn sheep, the scientists also recognized other animals that could be affected by the security wall. Flesch ...

(PhysOrg.com) -- There must be times when University of Alberta researcher David Coltman wishes his study on animal personalities focused on something small, like a house cat. Coltman would classify ...