Society for the Protection and Care of Wildlife
The Sonoran Antelope is one of our rarest antelope. 70 are the remaining remenent of Arizona Sonoran Antelope. They have been listed since 1970. It is believed that the last Sonoran Antelope in California was shot in 1943. About 66 years ago. The SPCW hopes to re-introduce Sonoran Antelope to California. First we will have to put in some lower desert water sources. Then we will have to convince California Department of Fish and Game that we can bring in the Sonoran Antelope and do for the antelope what we did for the Tule Elk. One of the serious problems impacting the Arizona Sonoran Antelope and one we will try to avoid here in California are the damages caused by illegal immigrants. For more information on this subject please visit this U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service document. |
The Sonoran Pronghorn is a desert subspecies of the antelope family. Males weigh 100 to 130
pounds, females weigh 75 to 100 pounds. Pronghorn can run as fast as 60 miles per hour.
These Antelope have evolved in an environment with little to no drinking water. They drink when
water is available; otherwise, their water needs appear to be very low.
Within the Sonoran desert, pronghorn are found in broad, alluvial valleys separated by granite
mountains and mesas. Vegetation is scarce throughout most of the Sonoran pronghorn's
habitat due to little and sporadic rainfall. Historically and specifically, the Sonoran pronghorn
was thought to inhabit from Hermosillo to Kino Bay in Mexico, to Highway 15 to the east, to Altar
Valley and the Tohono O'odam Nation to the north, and to Imperial Valley, California, to the west.
Presently, this small population of antelope survive in the arid flatlands of southwestern Arizona
and Mexico. (more antelope project information)
(Pima County Website provided some of this information.)
pounds, females weigh 75 to 100 pounds. Pronghorn can run as fast as 60 miles per hour.
These Antelope have evolved in an environment with little to no drinking water. They drink when
water is available; otherwise, their water needs appear to be very low.
Within the Sonoran desert, pronghorn are found in broad, alluvial valleys separated by granite
mountains and mesas. Vegetation is scarce throughout most of the Sonoran pronghorn's
habitat due to little and sporadic rainfall. Historically and specifically, the Sonoran pronghorn
was thought to inhabit from Hermosillo to Kino Bay in Mexico, to Highway 15 to the east, to Altar
Valley and the Tohono O'odam Nation to the north, and to Imperial Valley, California, to the west.
Presently, this small population of antelope survive in the arid flatlands of southwestern Arizona
and Mexico. (more antelope project information)
(Pima County Website provided some of this information.)
The Sonoran pronghorn feeds on herbs, cacti, and desert grasses. Similar to cows, the pronghorn has a four-part stomach. This is especially beneficial to the antelope because it allows for the digestion of roughly textured foods (cacti and other desert plants) and allows for a high level of water retention. |
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