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Each year at the Wild Sheep Foundation’s (WSF) Sheep Show, the spotlight shines on the wild sheep themselves, on the mountains they inhabit, and on the conservation successes that keep them there. But behind the scenes, two of the most important gatherings take place in a quieter setting: the Wildlife Professionals Meeting and the WAFWA Wild Sheep Initiative Meeting.
 

There are far more aoudad (Barbary sheep) west of the Pecos River in Texas than there are desert bighorn sheep on the planet.  With some estimates citing as high as 80,000 to 100,000 aoudad, the North African import has not only taken a foothold in the region but is in the process of displacing native wildlife along the way. The most critically affected species is the desert bighorn sheep.