The aoudad, or Barbary sheep, has taken up residence in Big Bend National Park. Parts of the park will close next week as staffers attempt to curb the non-native population, which competes with ...

Starting this fall, Texas hunters will be allowed to shoot the invasive barbary sheep from helicopters. Trump reveals new price tag for Canada to join "Golden Dome" defense system See All the ...

TEXAS, USA — Barbary sheep are massive beasts with large crescent horns and a mane that drapes from the bottom of their neck to their stomachs. Also known as aoudads, the animals are native to ...

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas — Thursday, the National Park Service, in coordination with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, concluded aerial surveying for native Bighorn Sheep and removal ...

Barbary sheep, also known as Aoudad sheep, were introduced to Texas from their native habitat in North Africa mid-20th century. Popular among hunters, considered an invasive species by farmers and ...