Desert Bighorn Sheep Wall Art

Desert bighorn sheep died out in the Catalina Mountains in the late '90s. The Arizona Daily Star reports the sheep appear to be thriving after the rare species was brought back to the mountains northeast of Tucson starting in 2013. Thirty bighorns were released in the mountains that year and more were brought in each of the next three years. The sheep struggled at first, with mountain lions and disease leading to a number of deaths. The population stabilized when sheep congregated in steep, rocky habitat in the Pusch Ridge area of the Catalina. The sheep were released on the north side of the Catalinas but recently they started showing up on the south side of the Catalinas. It is there where these photos were taken. It was a thrill to...

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