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Grand Teton pronghorn migrate up to about 150 miles between summer and winter ranges, following ancient corridors now challenged by roads, fences and development.

Grand Teton pronghorn corridor

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Why it matters

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Pronghorn are built for speed, but migration asks for more than running. They need gaps beneath fences, safe road crossings, open sagebrush and the memory of routes older than modern property lines. Conservation here is not only about protecting a species in one scenic place. It is about keeping the sentence of the landscape unbroken enough for a herd to finish reading it.

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Grand Teton bölgesindeki pronghornlar yazlık ve kışlık alanlar arasında yaklaşık 150 mile kadar göç eder; bugün yollar, çitler ve yapılaşmayla zorlanan eski koridorları takip eder.
Grand Teton pronghorn koridoru

Pronghornlar hız için yaratılmış gibidir; ama göç, koşmaktan fazlasını ister. Çitlerin altından geçebilecek boşluklara, güvenli yol geçişlerine, açık adaçayı bozkırlarına ve modern mülkiyet çizgilerinden daha eski rotaların hafızasına ihtiyaç duyarlar. Burada koruma yalnızca güzel bir yerdeki bir türü korumak değildir. Bir sürünün okumayı bitirebilmesi için peyzajın cümlesini yeterince kesintisiz tutmaktır.

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