JWM: Hunting didn’t alter Wyoming mule deer migration timing
Hunting season in south-central Wyoming doesn’t seem to impact the timing of migration for mule deer, but it does seem to prompt bucks to seek areas away from ...
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The February issue of Wildlife Monographs
Wildlife Monographs, single-topic, peer-reviewed studies on specific problems and issues in wildlife science, management and conservation, are a benefit of ...
New big game migration maps help inform management
New maps documenting migration routes throughout the West can help inform managers and conservation groups about areas that are important for deer, elk and other ...
JWM: Partially sedating deer doesn’t reduce stress
Biologists may use mild tranquilizers as a technique to calm large animals when they capture and handle them, but in a recent study, researchers found that for mule ...
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 ...
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 ...