Antelope Facts

Entirely unique on this planet, the antelope or pronghorn is not found outside of the High Plains and sagebrush flats of the American West. It is the only living member of its family, it is not related to Old World antelope you may have read about. There are five pronghorn subspecies in the U.S. and three are endangered and protected due to habitat loss. Antelope may have been even more numerous than the American bison on the Great Plains at one time. Experts say 40 to 50 million pronghorns could have once lived from southern Saskatchewan to northern Mexico, west to southeastern Oregon and southwest into the Baja peninsula of California.