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Sonoran Pronghorn
sonoriensis
are endangered and protected The Sonoran Pronghorn is found exclusively in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico. Its population has been reduced by habitat loss due to livestock overgrazing, drought and the damming and diversion of rivers. Strangely enough, it,s largest population is found on the Goldwater Bombing Range in Southern Arizona where it apparently does quite well. In Mexico, where it is also imperiled by habitat loss, poaching is still a threat. The Sonoran Pronghorn are protected by the Endangered Species Act. Current estimates place the U.S. population at 256 with another 220 in Mexico.
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