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Southern Nevada has not received measurable rain in the past 200 days and missed the monsoonal rains in 2024. To provide water for wildlife, the Nevada Department of Wildlife and partners hauled 37,000 gallons of water to 10 existing guzzling stations in the mountains of Southern Nevada in late December. Resources have become scarce and were reaching emergency levels for wildlife. NDOW anticipated having to haul water to 20 herds in February, but the animals still do not have forage to eat. Hay cannot be brought in for the bighorn sheep because they cannot digest hay. Something must be done or hundreds of animals will die, according to an NDOW sheep biologist. Nevada Current (Carson City, Nev.), Jan 27, 2025