No Pronghorn OutSide America?!

[ThylacineAlive]

ZooAmerica managed to breed the species a few years ago, but only have one animal now.

As did Beardsley, though I'm not sure the calf survived very long as they seemed to drop down to a single male very quickly after the birth (I think a first for New England?).

I'm not saying Pronghorn can't live and even breed outside their native range, they can (the nominate subspecies moreso than the SSP subspecies peninsularis). It just seems as though they do not thrive as well.

~Thylo

 

[nczoofan]

As did Beardsley, though I'm not sure the calf survived very long as they seemed to drop down to a single male very quickly after the birth (I think a first for New England?).

I'm not saying Pronghorn can't live and even breed outside their native range, they can (the nominate subspecies moreso than the SSP subspecies peninsularis). It just seems as though they do not thrive as well.

~Thylo

Isn’t Queens down to just 2 pronghorn. I thought I saw that on there USDA report. They had bred a few in recent years, but Pronghorn seem very prone to these population fluctuations.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

Isn’t Queens down to just 2 pronghorn. I thought I saw that on there USDA report. They had bred a few in recent years, but Pronghorn seem very prone to these population fluctuations.

Not quite sure tbh, I think they still had three at the start of 2021 but that could have changed over the past 16 months.

~Thylo

 

[Kudu21]

Not quite sure tbh, I think they still had three at the start of 2021 but that could have changed over the past 16 months.

~Thylo

ZIMS lists 2.0 for Queens.

 

[ThylacineAlive]

ZIMS lists 2.0 for Queens.

Lost the female then. Considering the species seem to live permanently semi-off-show I wouldn't be surprised if they phase them out entirety once the two boys go.

I don't think Roger Williams plans to continue with the species once the current animals go either.

~Thylo

 

[Kudu21]

Like it has been repeated multiple times here, they really just do not seem to thrive outside of their native range. They are very prone to parasitic infections and respiratory issues, in addition to just being quite fragile and flighty. Columbus is also down to a single individual.

 

[elefante]

I'm sure all the zoos and zoo professionals are simply wrong then.. Some North American collections have had success with keeping them outside of their native range, but there are just as many US zoos who have failed to keep them with animals either dying or being phased-out in time. In the northeast, several zoos have kept them in my lifetime but the populations have never seemed to thrive.

Of course, it also depends on subspecies here (as with Bighorn Sheep as well).

EDIT: Pronghorn are also native to Minnesota.

~Thylo

I didn't know they were native to Minnesota. They are rarely found east of the Missouri in either one of the Dakotas.

 

[Gondwana]

I didn't know they were native to Minnesota. They are rarely found east of the Missouri in either one of the Dakotas.

They were probably more numerous in the past but now very rarely observed in Minnesota and there is no permanent population. The last well-documented individual was in the northwestern part of the state in 2014.

 

[evilmonkey239]

I'm sure all the zoos and zoo professionals are simply wrong then.. Some North American collections have had success with keeping them outside of their native range, but there are just as many US zoos who have failed to keep them with animals either dying or being phased-out in time. In the northeast, several zoos have kept them in my lifetime but the populations have never seemed to thrive.

Of course, it also depends on subspecies here (as with Bighorn Sheep as well).

EDIT: Pronghorn are also native to Minnesota.

~Thylo

Yeah, but not to eastern Minnesota, which is a more humid part of the state.