Glacier National Park offers millions of people a chance to see our great country in its pristine state. From all over America, we flock to our great national park for camping, hiking and to view wildlife. Glacier National Park is located in Northwestern Montana and offers not only many geological curiosities, but diverse wildlife that includes the big horn sheep.
The big horn sheep is a definite attraction at Glacier National Park. With its incredibly long horns that reach beyond 42 inches, these sheep are tough, hardy and incredible climbers. Many can be viewed teetering at the edge of extremely steep cliffs. Unfortunately, the big horn sheep of this national park has dwindled in population throughout the decades. 200 years ago, it was believed that there were over 2 million of these sheep throughout the West, today numbers are dangerously low at 800 big horn sheep within the confines of the park and a total hovering around 28K throughout the country.
For more information regarding these hardy sheep, as well as the incredible beauty of Glacier National Park, the Smithsonian Magazine has put together an interesting article on the subject. To read it, please visit our main website at the following link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/
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