Sierra Nevada Bighorn sheep

Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep, Ovis canadensis sierrae, Mt. Langley Herd. Listed as threatened under California Endangered Species Act since 1974. Uplisted to endangered in 1999 by California Fish and Game Commission. Listed as endangered by USFWS under the U.S. Endangered Species Act in 2000. Upper Soldier Lake, Sequoia National Park, 36 30 16 N, 118 15 32 W, 11,211 ft elevation. Lodgepole and Foxtail Pine forest.