It isn’t unusual to see herds from the
highways. Hopefully those numbers
will increase with the efforts of so many
individuals and agencies working
toward the common goal of having
healthy numbers again in West Texas.
If you have questions about any of
the relocation efforts, you may contact
James Weaver with Texas Parks
and Wildlife at 432-426-2801 or
james.weaver@tpwd.texas.gov.
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It takes numbers to make numbers.
The Trans-Pecos Pronghorn Restor-
ation Project has relocated hundreds of
pronghorn since 2011 from healthy
herds in the Panhandle of Texas to
areas in West Texas that are suffering
from depleted herds. The relocation
process has been a joint effort between
the Borderlands Research Institute at
Sul Ross State University, the Trans-
Pecos Pronghorn Working Group, the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,
the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Foundation, the USDA-Wildlife
Services and local ranchers. They
have seen success on ranches around
Marathon, Alpine, Marfa and
Valentine and their efforts continue
with more planned relocations in 2015
in the area.
Drought conditions hindered the
repopulation efforts initially, but with
improved rainfall, a recovering habi-
tat, and modifications to fencing, the
project is making great strides. The
pronghorn population has increased
by around 1,000 in the past two years.
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