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Proposal will update management to address modern conservation challenges while building on decades of recovery. The Wild Sheep Foundation today welcomed a new U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service draft rule that recognizes the remarkable recovery of grizzly bears and involves state and tribal wildlife agencies more directly in continuing bear conservation.

The Wild Sheep Foundation announced today that its Coming Home project has reached full funding thanks to a $109,000 commitment from Gunwerks and the Worldwide Trophy Adventures Outdoor Guardian Fund. The funds were raised during the 2026 Gunwerks Invitational, hosted on Sheep Mountain in Cody, Wyoming.

Bozeman, Montana — The Wild Sheep Foundation and the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation are now accepting nominations for the biennial Markhor Award. Submission deadline is August 14, 2026.

The Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) and its Chapters and Affiliates collectively pledged $213,500 during the 18th Chapter & Affiliate Summit, held recently in Grand Junction, Colorado.  The funds will be used to support a major cheatgrass treatment and habitat restoration effort within Wyoming’s Mullen Fire burn scar.

Vienna, Austria – The Wild Sheep Foundation announced Saturday at the International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC) General Assembly that it has committed €200,000 ($233,127 USD) to the organization’s Club 200 initiative, a program designed to strengthen international advocacy for sustainable use conservation.

The Wild Sheep Foundation recently concluded its fourth Thinhorn Summit, bringing together leading wildlife professionals, researchers, conservationists, Indigenous representatives, outfitters, and sportsmen and women focused on the future of Dall’s and Stone’s sheep conservation across northwestern North America.