Wyoming identifies new deer herd

Wildlife managers in Wyoming have identified a new mule deer migration route without officially designating it. This move, the first of its kind, means that special protections and regulations in place due to a recent governor’s executive order won’t apply to the newly dubbed Upper Wind River Mule Deer Migration Corridor. This new mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) route spans about 90 miles, moving from the Wind River Basin lowlands into the Shoshone and Bridger-Teton national forests. “It seemed apparent to all of us that the threats and the risks to the functionality of the corridor just weren’t there to justify designation,” said Jill Randall, big game coordinator for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

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