Accordion side navigation Bighorn Sheep Desert Bighorn Sheep Overview Natural History Monitoring Efforts How to see a Desert Bighorn How You Can Help Scientific Literature & Works Cited Contact Program Peninsular Desert Bighorn Sheep Overview Range and Habitat Bighorn Behavior Recovery and Conservation Photos Selected Program Literature Program Staff Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Sierra Bighorn Facts Recovery Projects Literature Predation Monitoring Disease Risk Translocations Natural History Citizen Science See also: Bighorn Sheep Hunting Desert Bighorn Sheep From the arid desert of the Mojave to the snowy heights of the Sierras, California is home to diverse populations of bighorn sheep. The state hosts two subspecies: desert bighorn (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) and Sierra Nevada bighorn (Ovis canadensis sierrae). Explore the natural history, current population status and conservation efforts surrounding California’s desert bighorn sheep: Monitoring Efforts How to see a Desert Bighorn How You Can Help Scientific Literature & Works Cited Photos Contact Program Hunting for Desert Bighorn Sheep Three ewes and a lamb on escape terrain. Photo by Steve Yeager.