Pronghorn are an endemic remnant species.  They evolved in North America during the Pleistocene era.  While most of the other species from that time have gone extinct, pronghorn have persisted.  Their migration spans both space and time in Wyoming.  Keeping their corridor open benefits not only the pronghorn but an entire ecosystem of species including mule deer, elk, and many other kinds of wildlife that share the land with pronghorn.  In addition, this conservation project is a foundation for us humans to find common ground and come together to keep our world hospitable to the other species we share it with, and thus for ourselves as well.  It is our hope that the photos and stories we produce during Pronghorn Passage will be instrumental in forming the necessary links between wildlife, land, and humans to ensure protection of the pronghorn migration corridor for all of us now and into the future.

There are many different kinds of people that live and work in and near the pronghorn migration corridor.  These include employees of the land management agencies, conservationists, biologists, ranchers, oil and gas workers, and many more.  Because the migration spans such a large area, cooperation and connections between people all along the corridor are crucial to protecting the pronghorn.  Pronghorn Passage is about forging links between people all along the corridor, from the high-end homeowners in Jackson Hole to hunters in southern Sublette County.  We believe that although people appear to be pitted against one another when it comes to resource extraction and land management in this area, wildlife protection is a goal that everyone wants to achieve.

Furthermore, Pronghorn Passage is a natural extension of the Yellowstone to Yukon conservation initiative.  Once our project gets off the ground, we hope to collaborate with the many organizations in America and Canada that are working to ensure large-scale protected areas exist in the northern Rocky Mountains so that wildlife will not be trapped inside or limited by the borders of existing parks and reserves.