Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance (RMGA)
Rocky Mountain Goat Alliance (RMGA) was established as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization in 2014. It is the only organization focusing on mountain goat conservation across all of the United States and Canada.
Activities are broken into three programs: citizen science, educational projects, and the research and conservation grants.
The citizen science projects are carried out by RMGA members and volunteers, in partnership with local agency and Indigenous wildlife managers, conducting mountain goat counts within various regions.
The educational program relates to the development of educational material including hunter training, citizen science volunteer training, and supporting student education.
RMGA facilitates the science and conservation committee which consists of biologists, wildlife managers, and academia who provide their mountain goat expertise and review all grant applications.
Desert Bighorn Council
The Desert Bighorn Council was unofficially organized in 1957, and officially organized with adoption of a constitution in 1959. The Council was established to promote the advancement of knowledge concerning desert bighorn, and the long-range welfare of these animals. Membership is comprised of wildlife biologists, scientists, administrators, managers, and others interested in the welfare of desert bighorn.
Wild Sheep Foundation
Wild Sheep Foundation is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Iowa on September 14, 1977. Its mission is to promote and enhance increasing populations of indigenous wild sheep on the North American continent, to safeguard against the decline or extinction of such species, and to fund programs for professional management of these populations, keeping all administrative costs to a minimum.
Contributing photos, articles, stories, and research pertaining to North America wild sheep or the interests of the members of WSF are always welcome.
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) Wild Sheep Working Group
“To identify priority topics and management challenges to wild sheep in the western U.S. and Canada; to collaboratively develop solutions to those challenges; and to foster strong relationships between wild sheep agencies and wild sheep advocates.”