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Urban sprawl squeezes Pronghorn Antelope out
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Apr 2, 2014
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Urban sprawl squeezes Pronghorn Antelope out
Development in Arizona is having an impact on the pronghorn antelope, especially in one of the fastest growing parts of the southwest — Prescott Valley in northern Arizona.
A housing subdivision, a golf course and roads are named after the antelope that have been squeezed out by development.
A housing subdivision, a golf course and roads are named after the antelope that have been squeezed out by development.
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Laurel Morales
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Development in Arizona is having an impact on the pronghorn antelope, especially in one of the fastest growing parts of the southwest — Prescott Valley in northern Arizona.

When we think of the West we picture wide open spaces. But roads, new homes and commercial buildings have cut across those spaces. And that development is having an impact on the pronghorn antelope, especially in one of the fastest growing parts of the southwest — Prescott Valley in northern Arizona.

From KJZZ's Changing America Desk, Laurel Morales reports.