The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Okanagan researchers seek new treatments for bighorn sheep, ravaged by disease https://thenarwhal.ca/okanagan-bighorn-sheep-disease-research/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=142706 The Penticton Indian Band is the hub of a research project that hopes to revive the population of yilíkʷlxkn, which has declined by 70 per cent over two decades due to mange and pneumonia Aaron Hemens News B.C. biodiversity Indigenous Rights wildlife Three bighorn sheep in a dry, grassy field with dry mountains behind them in the syilx territory, Okanagan Valley.