Published in the Texas Wildlife Association September 2025 edition of Texas Wildlife Magazine.
Texas Landowners and Wildlife Experts Confront the Latest Bighorn Crisis
Article by Lydia Saldaña
In the rugged mountain ranges of the Trans-Pecos, the desert bighorn sheep has long symbolized the wild heart of West Texas. Once extirpated, then triumphantly restored, Texas’ desert bighorns now face a new crisis—one that could erase decades of conservation progress if left unaddressed.