In 1957, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department released 31 aoudad — also known as Barbary sheep — into the Texas Panhandle to increase hunting opportunities. An additional 40 animals were released ...

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 ...

Texas wildlife officials are grappling with an invasive Barbary sheep population exceeding 20,000 that is competing with and potentially spreading disease to the state’s roughly 730 native desert ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Trans-Pecos Wildlife District is alerting livestock owners that it has received multiple reports of sick, blind or dead aoudad due to infectious ...