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11.21.24
WSF Congratulates 2024 Markhor Award Winner
The Wild Sheep Foundation salutes Iran’s MansurAbad Community-based Protected Area Project as this year’s Markhor Award winner. The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation presents the Award every two years. The Award is sponsored by WSF, the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
11.7.24
WSF Approves $1.6 Million in Chapter & Affiliate Grants for Wild Sheep
For its fiscal year 2024-25, the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) will direct $1.6 Million in Grant-In-Aid funding for wild sheep conservation and management projects, largely requested through its Chapter and Affiliate network. "Our Grant-in-Aid conservation funding keeps growing every year and is a vital component of our overall Mission Program Funding," said Gray N. Thornton, President and CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation. "This $1.6 Million represents only a portion of our total annual allocations to wild sheep conservation.”
11.6.24
WSF: Colorado Proposition 127 a Wake-Up Call
Colorado's Proposition 127, which would have banned hunting mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx, failed at the ballot box. The Wild Sheep Foundation applauds the efforts of all those who stepped up and supported those who worked tirelessly to defeat this misguided anti-wildlife measure but cautions that scientific wildlife management that works for people and wildlife still has a target on its back.
11.5.24
WSF Welcomes Jana Waller Bair and Rachel Ahtila
The Wild Sheep Foundation is pleased to announce strategic partnerships with Jana Waller Bair and Rachel Ahtila. Both Jana Waller Bair and Rachel Ahtila bring unique hunting, conservation, and communications backgrounds to the Wild Sheep Foundation. Their individual strengths and experiences will further our Mission, demonstrating why we do what we do and how we do it. Their addition makes our family even stronger.
10.7.24
WSF Joins CSF in Opposition of Colorado Proposition 127
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation Organizes Conservation Groups, such as the Wild Sheep Foundation, in Opposition to Colorado Proposition 127. As reported recently, the fight against Proposition 127 is on as the election draws near—and with the statewide release of mail-in ballots beginning October 11, there’s no time to waste. This latest round of ballot box biology goes against all proven, scientific wildlife management practices, as well as CSF’s core mission.
9.11.24
WSF Applauds Release of Wildlife for the 21st Century Volume 7
Today, the American Wildlife Conservation Partners (AWCP) released its seventh volume of Wildlife for the 21st Century (W21). The comprehensive publication focuses on solutions to conserve wildlife and their habitats nationwide, bolstering public access, and protecting our outdoor traditions.
9.5.24
WSF Commits $100,000 to Defeat a Ballot Initiative to Ban Mountain Lion Hunting in Colorado
The Wild Sheep Foundation is donating $100,000 to Colorado's Wildlife Deserve Better (CWDB) to defeat the ballot initiative Proposition 127 to ban the hunting and trapping of mountain lions, bobcats, and lynx. The Initiative will be on the state's November ballot after obtaining the required signatures.
9.4.24
Wild Sheep Foundation Releases Keeping Wild Sheep Healthy
The Wild Sheep Foundation has released a new publication focused on keeping wild sheep populations healthy and thriving. Keeping Wild Sheep Healthy is a free educational brochure that delivers the science and presents various strategies for keeping wild sheep from contracting a deadly disease from animal-to-animal contact with domestic sheep, goats, and even infected wild sheep.
8.2.24
WSF Supports Central Asian Wild Sheep & Goat Conservation
A familiar figure emerges as the day begins on a jagged, rocky peak. Silhouetted by the sun, its muscular body supports a head held high with deep, curling horns that can only be a mountain sheep. But this one is far bigger than a record-class Dall's sheep or even the heaviest Rocky Mountain bighorn.
8.1.24
Be Heard on Expanding Hunting and Fishing Opportunities on Wildlife Refuges
Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) issued the latest Hunt-Fish Rule in a decades-long process of expanding hunting and fishing opportunities on wildlife refuges and a few fish hatchery lands. The 2024 Hunt–Fish Rule proposes 53 new distinct hunting and sport fishing opportunities on approximately 211,000 acres nationwide in the National Wildlife Refuge System.
7.18.24
WSF Congratulates 2025 Conklin Award Winner
The Wild Sheep Foundation congratulates WSF Life Member Deron Millman as the recipient of the 2025 Conklin Award. Deron Millman is the 23rd winner of this "Tough Man" award, named after the late Dr. James Conklin, a Weatherby Award winner who liked to pursue challenging animals worldwide.
