Bad things can happen when domestic and wild sheep mix. A new collaborative research project in Montana is trying to come up with new solutions to an intractable disease problem.

Bighorn Bacteria

A USDA lab devised a way to ID toxins from common poisonous plants using “non-traditional” bodily excretions.

Sick Sheep? Let Us Inspect Their Earwax.

Unhealthy sagebrush habitats threaten ranching and endangered species, while fueling more frequent and intense wildfires. Incarcerated people in five Western states are helping restore these habitats.

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Bighorn Bacteria

Sick Sheep? Let Us Inspect Their Earwax.

Prisoners Are Saving Western Rangelands