Native to the Barbary Coast and Atlas mountains of Northern Africa, aoudad sheep, or what some people refer to as Barbary sheep, were originally introduced into Texas in the late 1950’s in the Chinati and Glass mountains in the Western part of the state. Subsequent releases took place in the same general vicinity as well as Palo Duro canyon in the panhandle region. Biologists who theorized this species would do well in the Texas environment were correct, and today there are over 15,000 free ranging aoudads spreading across several different eco-areas of Texas.

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