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Pronghorn

  • Deal made for 178,000 acres of cow-free wildlife habitat east of Grand Teton

    Ralph Maughan

    The National Wildlife Federation has paid to buy out Stanko’s Bacon Creek grazing allotment on the Bridger-Teton national forest, which is home to very important elk, deer, bighorn sheep, moose and pronghorn habitat as well as grizzly bears and 3 wolf packs. The buyout was voluntary. Story in the Billings Gazette. Deal expands wildlife habitat.…

  • Wolf density aids pronghorn fawn survival

    Ralph Maughan

    I missed this important story earlier. I wouldn’t say this is proven yet, but the hypothesis is based on the observed fact that wolves actively kill coyotes and reduce their numbers. It is also observed fact that wolves rarely bother with pronghorn fawns, but coyotes prey heavily on them. Story in the Jackson Hole Planet.…

  • Accident that Killed 21 Pronghorn Not All that Uncommon

    Ralph Maughan

    Accident that Killed 21 Pronghorn Not All that Uncommon. Carnage Abounds on Western Wyoming Roads. New West. By Brian Maffly. This article is an explication of the earlier story, 21 pronghorn die as they veer into oil services truck near Pinedale.

  • 21 pronghorn die as they veer into oil services truck near Pinedale.

    Ralph Maughan

    21 Pronghorn Dead. Deadliest Roadkill Ever in Wyoming. By Brian Maffly. New West Many have had the experience of pronghorn racing along your vehicle, sometimes even sprinting to pass the road in front of you. Something like that may have happened.

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