The Alberta Order of the Bighorn Awards
Last Review/Updated: March 7, 2008
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Welcome to the Alberta Order of the Bighorn website!
The Government of Alberta established the Order of the Bighorn Awards in 1982 to recognize outstanding contributions made to fish and wildlife conservation by private individuals, organizations and corporations.
Members of the Order of the Bighorn have enriched the lives of all Albertans by helping conserve Alberta's world-renowned fish and wildlife resources. The last recipients were inducted in March of 2008.
The Order of the Bighorn is bestowed every two years at an awards function in Edmonton.
Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep were the inspiration behind the name of the awards. The bighorn ram was chosen as its symbol, a majestic representative of Alberta’s rich wildlife heritage. In 1989, the Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep was also named Alberta’s official mammal.
There are approximately 35,000 bighorns in North America, ranging from northern Alberta to New Mexico. Alberta has the largest population, with over 10,000 animals.
