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| Pronghorn Antelope, Post Road, Marathon, Tx 17 April 2013 |
Pronghorn Antelope are native to the region but undergoing a serious decline and the population out here is currently part of a reintroduction program. A pair was spotted along Post Road (roughly 1/3 of the way between Marathon and Post Park) on 17 April by Bill Sain. I was able to photograph the buck from the vehicle as it casually inspected us from a distance before heading north and east.
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| Pronghorn Antelope, Post Road, Marathon, Tx 17 April 2013 |
Post Road has been a reasonable area to spot them in past years, though we've noted fewer since the fire/drought/freeze combination of 2011 kicked in. Above, beyond the hill, there should be a range of mountains visible. Wind and dust has made visibility miserable in the last week.
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| Pronghorn Antelope, Post Road, Marathon, Tx 17 April 2013 |
To see what's going on with Pronghorn reintroduction and monitoring efforts, check out the Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University.
Was just through there going to Big Bend got to see 13 of our pronghorns! They were hanging out close to their prairie dog buddies on a pretty big ranch to far to get any pictures but hope the population keeps growing. Also saw a few mulies in the same area must be doing something right in the area. Hoping the fastest land animal gets back to huge numbers in West Texas. Keep up the release plans y'all good job!
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