Pronghorn Management Guide - 2006

IV. PRONGHORN ORGANIZATIONS

PRONGHORN ORGANIZATIONS

The North American Pronghorn Foundation is a not-for-profit corporation whose principal mission is to "preserve, conserve and enhance both pronghorn antelope and their ecosystems." The Foundation intends to accomplish this mission by ensuring the future of free-roaming, wild pronghorn by providing financial and other assistance to continue research, public education, inter-agency cooperation, habitat development, sound management practices, and issue advocacy through protective legislative policy.

This Foundation is organized with a Board of Directors and selected Executive Officers, who are supported by various committees and a compliment of Advisory Councils that includes Research and Education, Inter-Agency Coordination, Management and Habitat, and Issue Advocacy. The Foundation established a base of operations headquartered in Wyoming (1905 CY Ave., Casper, WY, 82604). Ultimately, the Foundation expects to expand to every state and province that harbors a resident pronghorn population, as well as establish chapters in any locality where sufficient interest and local support are evident. May joint efforts of many parties guarantee the realization of the motto: "May Pronghorn ever grace the North American plains."

The Arizona Antelope Foundation, founded in 1992, is a single purpose organization dedicated to the welfare of pronghorn antelope. The Foundation actively seeks to increase pronghorn populations in Arizona through habitat improvements and acquisition, the translocation of animals to historic ranges, and public comment on activities affecting pronghorn and their habitat. The AAF's motto is Libertas ad Vagor meaning "Freedom to Roam."

It is hoped these guidelines will provide wildlife managers with biological data and management practices to support optimum pronghorn production and quality habitat from Canada to Mexico. Individuals interested in promoting the welfare of pronghorn and desire to affiliate with an organization dedicated to this purpose may do so by joining either the North American Pronghorn Foundation or the Arizona Antelope Foundation, Inc. For membership information, write to the Arizona Antelope Foundation, Inc., P. O. Box 15501, Phoenix, AZ 85060-5501 or contact their web site at www.azantelope.org.

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