The mouflon live in small populations in the mountains of Corsica, Sardinia and Cyprus. They have also been introduced to many other places in Europe.
   They live in the uplands favoring rocky terrrain above and around the treeline where they can graze alpine meadows free of human disturbances. On Corsica, this expert climber seeks out steep sided rocky peaks that offer a good all around view. The heights rising from treacherous scree provide a natural obstacle to less sure footed predators.
   Bitter winter winds and snowstorms drive the mouflon down into valleys for protection and nourishment in forests. There they feed along side domestic sheep. In parts of their range, this has led to so much interbreeding that pure bred mouflon are scarce.

   In their scrubby habitat, the mouflon is a grazer and browser. They crop grass, heather, and shrub foliage and nibble on fungi. When juicier vegetation can be found, they avoid pungent herbs such as rosemary and garlic.
   The mouflon's diet is tough. The most nutritious ingredients of grass are stored within cell walls made of hard cellulose. However, the mouflon is a ruminant. They have a mutli-chambered stomach that harbors special microbes that break down the cellulose. As the food is swallowed it passes into the rumen where the microbes attack. After the mouflon have eaten, they find a shady spot to 'chew the cud'. This involves coughing up a fibrous mass to be rechewed to further soften it. Then the mass is swallowed a second and final time.

   At the start of mating season in the late fall, rival rams meet for the rut. They crash horns trying to establish superiority. The victorious ram mates with as many receptive females as he can. Then he returns to the male flock.
   Birth is timed for spring so that the mother has plenty of new grass to convert into milk for the her lambs. When ready to give birth she slips into cover. Lambs are on their feet within minutes. A few days later she returns to the flock with her new family. As many as one in four lambs die from sickness or injury, but survivors can look forward to a long life free from predators.