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Some 35 million pronghorns (Antilocapra Americana) inhabited North America before the arrival of white men, but by 1924, this population decreased to less than 20,000 animals. From 1924 to 1964, the population increased tenfold; recent increases occurred concurrently with annual harvests of twice as many pronghorns as existed in 1924. Numerically, pronghorns are the second most important big-game animal in North America. Effective law enforcement, habitat improvements, and wildlife management techniques aided population increases to approximately 1 million pronghorns today.
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O’Gara, B.W. (1990). The Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana). In: Bubenik, G.A., Bubenik, A.B. (eds) Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8966-8_7
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