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Desert Big Horn Sheep

Desert bighorn sheep

Against a backdrop of bare desert mountains and dry slopes, one would expect to find few mammals, but this is not the case. However, for the most part, the mammals of the region are out after nightfall, and thus are not seen except by travelers crossing the desert after dark.

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Jimbilnan Wilderness - taken by Brian Beffort

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"In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside a few rivers in their natural state should be considered an obligation." -- Senator Frank Church
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