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The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is a subspecies of bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) that is native to the deserts of the United States' intermountain west and southwestern regions, as well as northwestern Mexico. The Bureau of Land Management considered the subspecies "sensitive" to extinction. [2]
The bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) [6] is a species of sheep native to North America. [7] It is named for its large horns. A pair of horns may weigh up to 14 kg (30 lb); [8] the sheep typically weigh up to 143 kg (315 lb). [9] Recent genetic testing indicates three distinct subspecies of Ovis canadensis, one of which is endangered: O. c. sierrae.
Rocky Mountain elk (C. c. nelsoni) Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) White-tailed deer ... Bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) Desert bighorn (O. c. nelsoni) Pronghorns.
The wilderness protects a portion of habitat that supports the largest herd of peninsular bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) in the country; the sheep's range encompasses much of inland Southern California, south of Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Wildlife of the desert scrub plant community includes the federally protected Peninsular Ranges bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) and the desert tortoise (Xerobates agassizii syn. Gopherus agassizii). On both sides of the mountains, montane coniferous forest occurs from around 5,500 to 9,000 ft (1,700 to 2,700 m) in elevation.
Native mammals include the puma (Puma concolor), desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus fuliginatus), bobcat (Lynx rufus), coyote (Canis latrans), fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes), California chipmunk (Tamias obscurus), ornate shrew (Sorex ornatus), [3] and western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus ...
Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge (CPNWR) is located in southwestern Arizona in the United States, along 56 miles (90 km) of the Mexico–United States border.It is bordered to the north and to the west by the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range, to the south by Mexico's El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve, to the northeast by the town of Ajo, and to the southeast by ...
[4] [5] Lying within the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument and Angeles National Forest, it is the highest point within the mountain range, the County of Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles metropolitan area. Mount San Antonio's sometimes snow-capped peaks are visible on clear days and dominate the view of the Los Angeles Basin skyline.