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 the ...

A team of researchers has discovered that aoudad -- an animal in the sheep and goat family -- can catch and spread many of the same respiratory pathogens that can impact desert bighorn sheep, a native ...

Allen Smith decided long ago what to do about the aoudads that wander onto his family’s land. “The first four I saw, I shot,” he tells me. From 5,000 feet up, in Smith’s Cessna Skymaster, the choices ...

In 1957, wildlife managers in Texas made what seemed like a straightforward call. They released 31 Barbary sheep - also called aoudad - into the Panhandle to increase hunting opportunities. The ...

The real story behind one of Texas’ biggest wildlife headaches starts with a decision the state made on purpose. In 1957, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department released 31 aoudad — also known as ...

Lone Star lawmakers recently added aoudads to the list of animals hunters can shoot from helicopters in Texas as part of a management tool to aid in the ongoing fight against the invasive sheep.

Earlier this month, a hunter in Texas reported harvesting an aoudad to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. This is somewhat unusual, since the state does not require harvest reports for the ...