Hi Jennie, I am currently working on the American Pronghorn, in northern Arizona, but I am familiar with the literature on both. There are currently GPS collars on the Sonoran pronghorn in southern Arizona. In fact, there was recently a special issue in Journal of Wildlife Management on the status of this sub-species (I can email you off list tomorrow with the citation). I'm not sure what the "rules" are about putting collars on endagered species, you might be able to find this information on the US Fish & Wildlife Service website. As far as a research question, there is still a ton of stuff we don't know about this sub-species. I'm not sure that they even cross the boarder into Mexico currently. I would guess that is part of the reason why the population is having trouble recovering (there is no new gene flow or immigrants). I would suggest reading the literature, there is a lot for this sub-species, and then come back to the question. Hope this helps, Sarah
>===== Original Message From Jennifer Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ===== >I am in the process of writing a hypothetical research proposal on the >impact of the new Mexican-US border fence on Sonoran pronghorn antelope. >Is anyone in this listserv currently working on the Sonoran US and >Mexican populations or familiar with the current impacts on the >populations? I have 2 questions: > >1) Does the Sonoran pronghorn's endangered ESA status prevent >researchers from putting GPS or radio collars on individuals? Where can >I find rules about allowed scientific work with endangered animals (is >there a database)? > >2) What sort of research questions are pertinent but have yet to be >explored surrounding the fence and the Sonoran population? Have the >impacts of the new fencing techniques been tested, or has their impact >taken a back seat to the immigration security issue? > >Thanks for the help, > >Jennie
