Escapees!

They escaped from the reserve by Guerrero Negro

Sneaking away



Hey,



Are you going to rat us out?



At least let us eat first



Actually, there were three who escaped from the larger reserve by Guerrero Nego---not the one closer to Bahia Asuncion. They were way too close to the Vizcaino-Tortugas highway. We did not see the third one.

They are working on getting them back into the reserve as it not safe for them on the outside. They are too used to people and identify traffic with the delivery of food----a prescription for disaster for them.

I hope they are back home by now--oh, we did rat them out as to where we sighted them---

Thanks for looking as they are beautiful creatures and almost disappeared completely from Baja.

[Edited on 7-19-2010 by DianaT]

They must have felt at ease as their little white fluffy butts arent standing at attention.
Hope they make it home!

[Edited on 7-19-2010 by bajajudy]

Thanks for looking---glad you liked the pics.

And Judy, that is a good shot---like it a lot. And yes, these were far too much at ease with us not that far away. Where did you take that picture?

They have been doing a census the last few months as to the numbers left in the wild---don't know the results right now--but these two are definitely not safe in the wild --- so rats we were.

The pronghorn almost totally disappeared from Baja---that would have been sad. At the reserve the breeding population is not huge, so experts from the Los Angeles Zoo came in and did some genetic testing so they can do selective breeding.

We do hope these two are back home by now and we also hope the third one that escaped at the same time is OK because we did not see it.

Thanks, Diane
I took that about 6 years ago on the reserve. It was the only shot that didnt have the fence in it. I would have liked to get the whole animal but trust me he did have feet, er patas, er hooves, er

WOW

Just found this one
Looks like an "Hasta la vista" shot to me
We had a great time that day. We had met one of the directors at San Ignacio Springs during the fiesta and he invited us to the reserve. They were just starting an information center.
Have you been there?

Pretty pictures, DianaT! Thanks!

Deer sometimes wander around my neighborhood; I'll miss them when I move south.

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Originally posted by MsTerieus Pretty pictures, DianaT! Thanks! Deer sometimes wander around my neighborhood; I'll miss them when I move south.

Interesting, O.L. I fear I won't be moving that far south: too hot in most parts, too 'basic' and/or isolated in others. Gosh, I'll miss the squirrels in my back yard too.

Oh boy -- just like here at home!

If the director you met was Victor, we have heard really good things about him----that he is one of the ones who is dedicated to what is best for the Preserve overall and for the Pronghorn Reserve.

As of yet, we have not been to the bigger reserve that is behind Guerrero Negro. However, the last time we were at the Pronghorn reserve that is right off the road to Bahia Asuncion---not too far from the Vizcaino road, our friend Jamie was still working there.

That had built quite a bit and were working on more---They had the information center, the living quarters, working quarters, and my favorite building, the bathroom.







My favorite was the bathroom because it did not look like much from the outside and was really very nice on the inside.

At that time, they were collecting the brand new babies, checking them out and then taking them to the bigger reserve where they were hand fed by volunteers from one of the US orgainizations that assists with the reserve--I think this time it was the Desert Center in Arizonia, but I am not sure as there are several organizations that help out.

This one that Jamie is checking out is less than 24 hours old.







Their reason for moving them was to increase the size of the herd. Very soon after the baby is removed, the mother will become pregnant again. Of course I had to anthropomorphize the situation and asked him how the mother felt with the baby removed. He did say that she would look for the baby for a while and it bothered him also, but then the mother would get busy getting pregnant again. He really likes the job he has with the Preserve now, but he misses those pronghorn.

The whole project is very interesting, and it sounds like you also enjoyed it!

[Edited on 7-19-2010 by DianaT]

Corn is good on the BBQ

Thanks---it is one of the very interesting projects they are doing on the Reserve-----