Very slow progress(but progress nonetheless) over the past 16 years for the once plummeting Pronghorn population in Mexico--170 animals in 1997-----close to 300 today getting protection in the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve..................Much more needs to be done on both sides of the U.S./Mexico border in terms of habitat protection(and border fence openings) for this fleet- of- foot browser to be free and clear of an extinction crisis

Pronghorns making a comeback in Mexico

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Desierto de El Vizcaino, Mexico,- The pronghorn, a native

species that has been listed as being in danger of extinction

since 1997, is making a comeback in Mexico, thanks to the

efforts of several organizations.

More than 250 adults and 40 young pronghorns are

currently being cared for at the El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve.

The peninsular pronghorn (antilocapra americana), which

 also lives in desert areas of the United States and in

Canada, inhabits the El Vizcaino reserve, which protects

mountains, desert and sea.

Only 170 of the animals were counted in 1997, prompting

 environmentalists to sound the alarm.

The Environment

Secretariat and environmental groups have worked since

then to bring about the animals' recovery via the "Save the

Pronghorns" campaign.

Several females that recently gave birth are at the La Choya

station, which sprawls over more than 23,000 hectares

(56,790 acres).

The pronghorns are about one meter (three feet) tall and

weigh around 50 kilos (110 pounds).