Eight desert bighorn sheep skulls go on the auction block this week to raise money for preserving the once-endangered animals. The skulls with spectacular horns have been found around Southern New Mexico, often in national forests or on Bureau of Land Management land in the "bootheel" area.
A Bighorn Sheep near the road between Banff and Lake Louise Nov. 23, 2009. In the San Gabriel Mountains, state wildlife officials are looking for a few good sheep. Bighorn sheep, in particular. They're looking for a few good people to count the sheep, too.