Pronghorn are in trouble in the Greater Yellowstone despite what the misworded article below insuates..............The fawn ratio to adult females sunk to 45 fawns per 100 does this season, down from 54 fawns per 100 does in 2012...................This sensitive-to-human habitat alteration hoofed browser is getting "punched in the face" by us via barbwire prairie fencing(the animals will not jump over the fence and get pinned and bleed to death), oil and gas exploration and road crossings....................The fleetest animal in North America, once chased across an open prairie by the American Cheetah faces a seemingly dire future

Jackson pronghorn numbers strong for second year

trib.com

Biologists are reporting a second straight year of near record numbers of antelope in Jackson.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department's annual 2013 pronghorn survey counted 391 animals, four more than last year.

Although that's just about a record, Game and Fish wildlife biologist Doug Brimeyer noted the fawn ratio was lower.

Fawn ratios, which compare numbers of young against adult females, are a key indication of future population growth. This year, the ratio in the Jackson Hole herd fell to 45 fawns per 100 does from 54 fawns per 100 does last year, which is below average.

12,000 years ago, American Cheetahs were capable of running down the swift Pronghorn