Lone Star lawmakers recently added aoudads to the list of animals hunters can shoot from helicopters in Texas as part of a management tool to aid in the ongoing fight against the invasive sheep.

Barbary sheep, also known as Aoudad sheep, were introduced to Texas from their native habitat in North Africa mid-20th century. Popular among hunters, considered an invasive species by farmers and ...

Barbary sheep are massive beasts with large crescent horns and a mane that drapes from the bottom of their neck to their stomachs. Also known as aoudads, the animals are native to the mountains of ...

Barbary sheep, also known as Aoudad sheep, were introduced to Texas from their native habitat in North Africa mid-20th century. Popular among hunters, considered an invasive species by farmers and ...

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In the 1960s, the state of New Mexico released a species called Aoudad. Now, both New Mexico and Texas are focused on reintroducing Big Horned Sheep. However, Aoudad, introduced from the 1940s onwards ...