Bighorn sheep are in trouble in the Similkameen, and while biologists can't pinpoint the reason the number of sheep is dwindling, they suspect it has something to do with a mite called psoroptes. "You ...

PENTICTON — The bighorn sheep population in the Ashnola-Similkameen region is dropping. Biologists haven’t been able to pinpoint an exact cause, but one of the factors threatening the herds may be a ...

Sheep scab is a major threat to the sheep industry, impacting on growth rates and causing serious welfare implications. Its prevalence has increased in the past 20 years following its declassification ...

Agencies on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are working to help bighorn sheep after learning about the spread of a devastating disease this year. In an “early warning note” from B.C.’s Ministry ...

HILL sheep may be less susceptible to sheep scab than lowland breeds. Recent studies suggest the Swaledale breed has some natural resistance, with an extremely long sub-clinical period and fewer scab ...

Bighorn sheep are in trouble in the Similkameen, and while biologists can't pinpoint the reason the number of sheep is dwindling, they suspect it has something to do with a mite called psoroptes. "You ...