Nearby pronghorn herd not increasing

This male pronghorn can be indentified by its black cheek patches and well-developed horns. A small herd of pronghorn living in the desert between Grand Junction and Delta isn’t showing any signs of increasing its size, possibly due to impacts from the drought.



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This male pronghorn can be indentified by its black cheek patches and well-developed horns. A small herd of pronghorn living in the desert between Grand Junction and Delta isn’t showing any signs of increasing its size, possibly due to impacts from the drought.

Last winter, Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists and wildlife managers, concerned about a herd of about 100 pronghorn living in the harsh desert between Delta and Grand Junction, began a…




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