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Bighorn Sheep

Conservation and Management Plan Update

CDFW has opened public comment on the September 2024 Draft Conservation and Management Plan for Bighorn Sheep in California(opens in new tab) until October 21, 2024. To provide public comment, choose one of the following options:

Comment by Email

Email BigGame@wildlife.ca.gov and include “Statewide Bighorn Sheep Plan” in the subject line. in the subject line. Specify line numbers and chapters in your email.

Comment by Mail

Mail comments by post to:
  CDFW - Wildlife Branch
  Attn: Bighorn Sheep Program
  1010 Riverside Parkway,
  West Sacramento, CA 95605

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Cetartiodactyla
Suborder: Ruminantia
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Scientific Name (Genus species): Ovis canadensis

Size

Length: 5 feet
Height: 2 ½ – 3 ¼ feet (at shoulders)
Weight: Adult Male (Ram) 120 – 220 pounds; Adult Female (Ewe) 100 – 155 pounds

Life Span

Rams 10 – 13 years maximum; Ewes 12 – 20 years maximum

Inland Deserts Region (Region 6)
Regional Manager: Heidi Calvert
3602 Inland Empire Boulevard, Suite C-220
Ontario, CA 91764
AskRegion6@wildlife.ca.gov