Even though the Sonoran pronghorn have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1967, the population very nearly died out in 2002, when a 13-month drought wiped out all but 21 animals. Endangered Sonoran pronghorn are now living in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Arizona.
Roads, fences, railroad tracks and human development have reduced and fragmented the wide spaces they need in which to forage successfully. The species is also sensitive to human disturbance, including military aviation activities in the Goldwater Range, and both the illegal activity in the border region and the law enforcement response. Chances of surviving climate change without continued intervention may be slim.
We ask to you do not open the refuge for human recreation.
Ken Salazar
Secretary of the Interior
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President Barack Obama
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David Hayes
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Even though the Sonoran pronghorn have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1967, the population very nearly died out in 2002, when a 13-month drought wiped out all but 21 animals. Endangered Sonoran pronghorn are now living in the Kofa National Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Arizona.
Roads, fences, railroad tracks and human development have reduced and fragmented the wide spaces they need in which to forage successfully. The species is also sensitive to human disturbance, including military aviation activities in the Goldwater Range, and both the illegal activity in the border region and the law enforcement response. Chances of surviving climate change without continued intervention may be slim.
We ask to you do not open the refuge for human recreation.
