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AAF receives special recognition Award at the 21st Biennial Pronghorn Workshop
Bismarck, North Dakota
Five awards were recently given out to worthy recipients at the 21st Biennial Pronghorn Workshop, held May 2-4, 2004 in Bismarck, North Dakota. The AAF was a contributing sponsor to the event.
The second Berrendo Award was given to Dr. Bart O’Gara
(deceased), past leader of the Montana Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Bart passed away in 2003, and was considered one of the premier pronghorn biologists in the world, having worked on the species since the 1960s. He was the co-author of the newest tome on pronghorn with Jim Yoakum (the first Berrendo Award winner in 2002). Much of Bart’s life was dedicated to the research and management of the species.
Also at the meeting, four Special Recognition Awards were given out to people or organizations who made special contributions to the management or research of the pronghorn. Winners for 2004 were:
Rich Guenzel, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, for his outstanding work on survey methodology; Alice Koch, California Fish and Game Department, for work on the reintroduced herd in the Carrizo Plains;
John Hervert, Arizona Game and Fish Department, for research and management of the endangered Sonoran pronghorn; and the Arizona Antelope Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to the
conservation of pronghorn in the Southwest. These four join the first four winners from 2002.
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