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===Ecology=== The sheep inhabit the [[subarctic]] and [[arctic]] mountain ranges of [[Alaska]], the [[Yukon]] Territory, the [[Mackenzie Mountains]] in the western [[Northwest Territories]], and central and northern [[British Columbia]]. ''O. dalli'' are found in areas with a combination of dry [[alpine tundra]], [[meadow]]s, and steep or rugged ground. This combination allows for both grazing and escape from predators.<ref name='adfg-dallsheep' /> ''O. dalli'' can often be observed along the [[Seward Highway]] South of Anchorage, Alaska, within [[Denali National Park and Preserve]] (which was created in 1917 to preserve the sheep from overhunting), at Sheep Mountain in [[Kluane National Park and Reserve]], in the Tatshenshini Park [[Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park]] in northwestern British Columbia, and near [[Faro, Yukon]]. Primary predators of this sheep are [[Northwestern wolf|wolf]] packs, [[coyote]]s, [[American black bear|black bear]]s, and [[grizzly bear]]s; [[golden eagle]]s are predators of the young.<ref name=Bowyer/> ''O. dalli'' have been known to butt gray wolves off the face of cliffs.
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