Flying deer? That’s business as usual in Utah
Keeping an eye out for flying deer? That’s not so unusual for Utah wildlife biologists. Last month, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources airlifted dozens of ...
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Wildlife forensics unveil predator-prey interaction clues
A single piece of evidence may not solve a crime, but put together lots of pieces and investigators can paint an entire picture of a crime scene. That’s not so ...
Wildlife crossings are saving money, lives in Nevada
After a track record of wildlife crossing success in Nevada, former critics of the expensive structures built to keep animals off dangerous highways have become ...
Wyoming to build two wildlife underpasses
The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission plans to spend $1.25 million to build two wildlife underpasses in western Wyoming on Highway 189. Commission officials say the ...
Watch: Mule deer use wildlife underpass in Wyoming
Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) are making use of a new underpass designed to reduce the danger of wildlife strikes in Sublette County, Wyo. The Wyoming Department ...
Migration corridors follow food, avoid human disturbance
Looking across the Wyoming landscape, it might seem like mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) could pick just about anywhere to cross between the high country, where ...
This hunting season, CWD stands at a disturbing benchmark
As hunters take to the forest this fall, the risks posed by chronic wasting disease are greater than ever. Last February, a white-tailed deer that tested positive ...
NASA satellite data paints picture of Southwestern wildlife
When most people think of NASA, they think of its space sciences wing. But researchers recently used satellite imagery as part of NASA’s earth sciences division ...
JWM: Deer study calls into question juniper removal projects
Across the West, land managers are undertaking juniper removal projects in an effort to restore sagebrush landscapes where fire suppression has allowed the plant to ...
Interior, Wyoming work to protect mule deer corridor
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced they will prioritize the conservation of a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) migration corridor in ...