No, but it is a species protected by national and international law. In Mexico, it is classified as a species under special protection, which means its farming must be regulated to avoid its endangerment; internationally, it is only allowed to trade it if its legal origin can be certified.

No, the reaction of sheep upon meeting a person is to flee, even if the animal feels cornered, it will instinctively attempt to escape.

Yes, even if it is true that their digestive system is adapted to extract the maximum quantity of water from its food and they tend to eat cacti to complement their hydration, the water they obtain throughout these means is not enough to cover their daily needs, as such, they need to be close to currents periodically.

Males live an average of 12 years, while females have a life expectancy of 15 years. In captivity, there have been registries of males living up to 20 years and females up to 22.

The bighorn sheep mainly feeds on plants that grow in the mountains —except the poisonous ones, of course— for this reason, it would take several pages to make a list of the plants it feeds on. Nonetheless, in order of relevance, its diet mainly includes bushes, herbs, trees, cacti, agaves, and grass.

In Baja California, the only animals which predate the bighorn sheep are the golden eagle and the puma. Nevertheless, generally, such animals can only hunt less than six months old sheep, since once they surpass this age, predators can hardly surprise or approach them.

The human activities which most impact this species is poaching, open-air mining, extensive farming, and the building of infrastructure which fragments its habitat. Although, other seemingly inoffensive activities, such as hiking, have been shown to negatively affect the sheep when underwent with insufficient regulatory supervision. The full extent of the impact some other activities could have is still unknown; such is the case of wind parks.

The word cremnobates means “hunter of cliffs”, which means the full name of the Ovis canadensis cremnobates subspecies translates to “Canadian hunter of cliffs sheep”.

According to the results of the aerial monitoring of 2010 —the last survey, to date, in which the entirety of the state was flown over— published in the number 98 of the California Fish and Game Journal: in Baja California, there are 2,500 bighorn sheep.