By Jessica Domel
Multimedia Reporter
As the number of aoudad in Far West Texas continues to grow, and the population of mule deer declines, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD), Sul Ross State University’s Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) and other partners are working with landowners to study the impact these exotic sheep may have on native mule deer.
Read more at https://texasfarmbureau.org/mule-deer-aoudad-study-underway-in-west-texas/.
Controlling aoudad to save desert bighorn sheep
By Jessica Domel
Multimedia Reporter
To protect Texas’ native bighorn sheep population, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) at Sul Ross State University are studying methods to control the growing aoudad (barbary sheep) population in Far West Texas.
Read more at https://texasfarmbureau.org/controlling-aoudad-to-save-desert-bighorn-sheep/.