Aoudad records in California need an origin check because the species is introduced, domestic, or tied to managed herds.
Reports center on the Mojave and Colorado deserts, including Death Valley and the Joshua Tree region. They show where people have documented the species, and they don’t rank California’s best habitat.
Reports rise most clearly in Sep–Nov. That pattern can reflect animal movements, weather, and observer effort, so it isn’t a population count.
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