Author: M. Douglas Scott
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Category : Animal population density
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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At the beginning of the 20th Century many people feared that pronghorns (Antilocapra americana) would soon become extinct and Yellowstone National Park (YNP) trapped 12 animals intended for preservation in American and British zoos. By 1938, pronghorns were thought to be too abundant and damaging their range in the park. Fish and game agencies, national parks, and game preserves in the West were reintroducing pronghorns into empty historic range, and from 1947 to 1964, 888 live Yellowstone pronghorns were translocated for wild release in 6 states. The (former) Montana Fish and Game Department (MFG) provided most of the trapping materials and expertise, and nearly half of the captured pronghorns were released in south central Montana. The fenced National Bison Range (NBR), in northwestern Montana, received 31 of the animals in the 1950s. The NBR also received 20 pronghorns from other sources over the years, but their present herd gene pool still is likely to be about 72% derived from Yellowstone. This herd multiplied quickly, and many were translocated to other states during the 1960s. One pronghorn herd in far western Kansas may be the most genetically pure, unfenced descendants of Yellowstone animals, with possibly 44% of the gene pool derived from NBR/YNP animals. Pronghorn populations unaffected by translocat animals are a rarity in the U.S. today. Managers working with such populations should make efforts to manage them through manipulation of habitat, predation, and hunting, rather than stocking animals with dissimlar genetic makeup, so that adapted ecotypes might be preserved. Yellowstone's pronhorn herd is dwindling, and the park may have to supplment them with translocated animals carrying Yellowstone genes. Other management options for this herd are discussed.
Author: Steven W. Buskirk
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520286898
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Wild Mammals of Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park provides the scholar, conservationist, and interested lay reader with information on the state's 117 wild mammalian species from grizzly bears to pygmy shrews. It describes the history of mammalogy in Wyoming, the zoogeography of Wyoming mammals, and the prehistoric mammals of Wyoming. It also characterizes the habitats of Wyoming mammals and addresses the conservation and management of mammals in the region. Expanding beyond the traditional field guide, Steven W. Buskirk emphasizes taxonomic classification, geographic range, and conservation status for mammalian species. Introductory sections are provided for each order and family, and individual species accounts organize a wealth of data ranging from habitat associations to field measurements in an easy-to-use format. Featuring color species photos, continental and state-scale distribution maps, and a comprehensive bibliography with nearly 1,000 references, Wild Mammals of Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park is an indispensable resource for wildlife and conservation biologists and mammalogists working in this region.
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Category : Mammal populatios
Languages : en
Pages : 70
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Author: P. J. White
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This book discusses the history of wildlife management as it pertains to pronghorn antelope in Yellowstone National Park.
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Languages : en
Pages : 218
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Author: Milton Philo Skinner
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Category : Pronghorn
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Languages : en
Pages : 44
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The flagship publication of the National Parks Conservation Association, National Parks Magazine (circ. 340,000) fosters an appreciation of the natural and historic treasures found in the national parks, educates readers about the need to preserve those resources, and illustrates how member contributions drive our organization's park-protection efforts. National Parks Magazine uses images and language to convey our country's history and natural landscapes from Acadia to Zion, from Denali to the Everglades, and the 387 other park units in between.
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Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Describes the physical characteristics, habits, behavior and habitat of the pronghorn, the fastest animal in the United States.
Author: James W. Caslick
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Category : Pronghorn
Languages : en
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Author: Kerey Keth Barnowe-Meyer
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 330
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Yellowstone National Park's northern range is home to an isolated and vulnerable population of pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) greatly reduced from historic levels of abundance and at severe risk of extirpation. Yellowstone pronghorn are partially migratory, with> 70% of the pronghorn population migrating 15-50 km to interior summering areas and
