Three Steps That Revived North America’s “Speed Goat”: A Conservation Triumph
At the turn of the 20th century, pronghorn – known to many as “speed goats,” “sage rockets,” or loosely as antelope – were in free fall. An estimated 30–40 million once roamed from southern Canada to northern Mexico. By 1909, their numbers had plummeted to just ~5,000, largely due to ranching, homesteading, market hunting, and […]