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Below, you can see our LAMBS (Lessons, Activities and Materials about Bighorn Sheep) program offerings.
Animal Migration Obstacle Course – Be creative and get moving with this fun and educational do-it-yourself obstacle course!
Disease Transmission Activity – How does a disease spread within a herd of wild sheep? Find out with this activity! Also included as an extension is a mini-lesson “How do germs get inside your body?”.
How Many Bighorns Can Live in this Habitat? – Students will learn about food needs of bighorn sheep, identify a limiting factor and define carrying capacity by becoming a “bighorn” and looking for food with this activity and lesson.
Poetry of the Bighorn – Encourage students to express themselves through poetry in this cross-curricular and fun lesson.
Wyoming Bighorns: On the Edge? Lesson Plan
Wyoming Bighorns: On the Edge? PowerPoint Part I – Are the bighorn sheep in Wyoming on the Edge? Find out using this lesson plan which involves population graphing and discussion of factors that affect bighorn sheep survival.
Additional online learning resources – Numerous resources from about the web
Activity pages
Cartoons and video clips about wildlife
Field Trip to National Bighorn Sheep Center
Field Trip to Torrey Valley
Traveling Education Trunks
we can’t send you a live bighorn, but our Traveling Education Trunk will help provide you and your class a hands-on, up-close look at the life and lifestyles of bighorn sheep. We can ship a trunk anywhere in the contiguous United States (you just cover the shipping costs).Additional educational resources can be found on our partner, the Wild Sheep Foundation, website here.
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Who: Youth ages 9-12
When: August 2020
Where: Whiskey Mountain Conservation Camp, Dubois, Wyoming
What: 5-day Summer Camp focused on Bighorn Sheep and their habitat
Come explore the world of the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. The central display, “Sheep Mountain”, is a 16-feet tall diorama that recreates the summer and winter habitats of the Bighorns. This exhibit includes plants and other wildlife that share bighorn sheep habitat. Our dioramas include full-body taxidermy mounts of grizzly bears, marmot, wolves, golden eagle, mule deer, chipmunk, pika, coyote, mountain goat, bushy-tailed woodrat, mountain lion and more!
Other Center exhibits include hands-on interactive displays that will engage, educate and entertain visitors of all ages! Feel the weight of a mature bighorn ram’s horn, identify wildlife tracks, scat and fur samples, and listen to a variety of local people telling their own bighorn sheep story. Center exhibits also examine predator/prey relationships, the survival strategy of migration, and see the mountain environment through the eyes of a bighorn sheep. We occasionally have temporary special exhibits in the Ronald W. Ball Memorial Gallery as well as in the main exhibit hall.
In memory of Ronald W. Ball, this Gallery honors Ron, who helped create the Wyoming Wild Sheep Foundation through his dedication to bighorn sheep conservation in Wyoming. The small Gallery hosts a theater space where educational films, temporary special exhibits including artwork and photography, and educational programs are regularly hosted.
Examine a recreation of an ancient Sheepeater Indian sheep trap, and make your own drawing of a petroglyph based on an original design that was created hundreds of years ago. Ponder the skillful creation of a sheep horn bow, a highly prized possession among the early inhabitants of this area.
