Tag: fencing

November 9, 2020

Pronghorn genetically similar throughout Wyoming

Even though pronghorn face obstacles from highways to mountain ranges across Wyoming, their genetics throughout the state are fairly similar, which seems to be good news for their viability. “There...

August 22, 2017

Meant to protect tortoises, roadside fencing could endanger some

Roads fragmenting the threatened Mojave Desert tortoise’s habitat put the slow animal in danger of being run over by whooshing vehicles. But roadside fencing installed to keep it out of...

June 2, 2017

WSB Study: Partial fencing doesn’t keep reptiles off road

Fencing just one side of a road cutting through wildlife habitat may minimize costs, but a new study from Ontario demonstrates that for reptiles, total fencing on both sides was...

April 14, 2016

Student chapter helps make fences wildlife-safe

In rural areas, fencing can cause a number of problems for wildlife such as deer and pronghorns. In the process of trying to access feeding areas, calving areas or migration...