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Aoudad

The aoudad, also known as the Barbary sheep, was first imported from North Africa to US zoos around 1900. In 1957 and ’58, Texas Parks and Wildlife introduced the animal to the open landscape of the state for hunting. Since then, the creature has adapted well to Texas, but has become a threat to the endangered desert big horn sheep.

Interviews

Narrator: Billy Pat McKinneyTitle: Aoudad and the BighornDuration: 00:00:53Date: April 5, 2001Billy Pat McKinney, a former wildlife technician and trapper for Texas Parks and Wildlife in the Trans Pecos, explains about the competition between the non-native aoudad, and its native, endangered rival, the desert bighorn sheep.