Conservation Impact - California Bighorn

Conservation Impact Overview

FY 2023-2024 Summary

As noted in our inaugural FY 2022-23 Conservation Impact Summary last year, WSF revised our Grant-In-Aid (GIA) process in the spring of 2022 to focus on larger, bolder, more impactful, and multi-year legacy projects with nearly all of them coming to WSF through our chapter and affiliate network. This action transformed our GIA program, and our Board of Directors recently renewed this focus for our current fiscal year. We are very pleased to report a second year of record results and record funding toward our conservation, education, and advocacy mission in this expanded FY 2023-24 Conservation Impact Summary.

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

I.O.N. Partnership Invests in Future of California Bighorn Conservation, Hunting

California bighorns exist in an air of mystery. Despite their name, this subspecies modern range only touches a sliver of the Golden State. And, compared to their close cousins, the Rocky Mountain bighorn, they are smaller in stature, sport wider flaring horns and are darker in coloration.

Hands-on Sheep Making the Difference

How capturing more than 760 wild sheep is securing a brighter future for this iconic species.

In Fiscal Year 2023-24, Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF), through its Grant-In-Aid program, supported the capture, handling, sampling, and, for many, GPS collaring of more than 760 wild sheep across nine separate projects in North America. Why would WSF invest so much into this aspect of wild sheep conservation?

FY22-23 Additional Conservation Impact Summaries

Read quick summaries about additional Conservation Projects that the Wild Sheep Foundation funded and managed with the help of our members as well as all of our from Take One, Put One Back donors, the WSF Life Member Gregg Eriksmoen bequest, plus our conservation partners. With additional support provided by the numerous Wild Sheep Foundation Chapters & Affiliates.