A pronghorn grazes near Walden, Colorado on March 13, 2023.
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Snowfall in Colorado
The nation’s first major snowstorm of the winter season left behind mounds of heavy, wet snow in portions of Colorado and New Mexico last week. Several ski areas in the mountains of the two states picked up as much as 3-4 feet of snow, as did portions of the eastern Plains of Colorado.
The highest reported snowfall total was 54.9 inches at a location seven miles northwest of San Isabel, Colorado (southwest of Pueblo), the National Weather Service said.
What are pronghorns?
North America’s fastest land animal and the world’s second fastest land mammal after cheetahs, pronghorns are ungulates (hoofed animals), and are related to goats and antelope, according to National Wildlife Federation. Pronghorns have the body shape of a deer with long legs, short tail, a long snout, and as the name suggests, a pair of short horns on the top of the head. Their fur is usually reddish-brown in color, but it can also be tan or darker brown. Pronghorns also have white stripes on their necks and additional white markings on the face, stomach, and rump.
CPW is ‘monitoring herds’
CPW said officers are “monitoring herds to protect them,” and have been removing the dead pronghorn carcasses from the road and trying to donate the meat to local residents and food banks, when possible.
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