Pronghorn symposium slated for Aug. 15 to 17 in Alpine

Texas

Texas Cooperative Extension will co-sponsor a pronghorn symposium on Aug. 15 to 17 at Sul Ross State University's Espino Conference Center. The center is located at the University Center, Ave. B and Harrison St., Campus Entrance 4, in Alpine. Anyone interested in pronghorns is invited to attend.

Registration followed by a social and light meal will start at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at Kokernot Lodge, 1101 Loop Road. Registration will continue at 7:30 a.m. the next morning at the Espino Conference Center. The program will begin at 8 a.m. in the Center. Lunch and supper are included with registration.

A tour of the Kokernot 06 Ranch will highlight the Aug. 17 activities. Veterinarian-led post-mortem exams, or necropsies, of a pronghorn and a calf will show how anatomy dictates animal management. The tour will showcase habitat management options, as well as plants important to maintaining pronghorns.

Speakers will hail from Texas, New Mexico and Arizona.

Topics will include life history and behavior of pronghorns, current populations, permit issuance procedure, food and habitat requirements, habitat management, grassland restoration, and land use change and its impact on pronghorns.

Panel discussions on issues relative to pronghorn management will follow the presentations. Outfitters and other operators will present marketing opportunities.

"Pronghorns are a valuable asset found on a good portion of rangelands in the Southwest," said Ken Cearley, Extension wildlife specialist at Canyon. "Our aim is to provide needed information about the management and marketing of pronghorns, while utilizing sound land stewardship principles.

"The symposium will provide up-to-date information that can be used to better manage pronghorn habitat and pronghorn populations and in turn provide opportunities for utilization of this important resource."

Other symposium sponsors are: Texas Wildlife Association, Sul Ross, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Texas Lands, and Chihuahuan Desert Resource Conservation and Development Area.

Individual pre-registration is $65 through Aug. 1 and $85 thereafter. Registration includes a bound copy of the symposium proceedings. To register online, go to www.peopleware.net/1542b. To register by mail, send a check made out to "Pronghorn Symposium" to Conference Services, Pronghorn Symposium, Drawer H-1, Aggieland Station, College Station, TX 77844. To register by phone call 979-845-7694.

For more information contact Cearley at k-cearley@tamu.edu or 806-651-5760.

Date: 5/25/06

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