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Wyoming lawmakers discussed next steps for both the federal Rock Springs Resource Management Plan and official state designation of the Sublette Pronghorn migration route. The main sentiment was disdain for federal government involvement.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission met in Pinedale this week to discuss several controversial wildlife topics. A main focus was pronghorn migration in western Wyoming, which the commission voted to continue working toward adding protections.
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Last winter’s deaths of thousands of Wyoming pronghorn increased interest in “conservation leases.” But where wildlife advocates see hope, energy and ranching interests fear an attack on the “Western way of life.”
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A film called “Animal Trails: Rediscovering Grand Teton Migrations” highlights how mule deer and pronghorn travel from Grand Teton National Park to winter ranges across Idaho, Wyoming, and the Wind River Reservation. It documents how the animals depend on habitats almost 200 miles away from the park’s boundaries.
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The Sublette Pronghorn herd death toll from this winter was shared at a recent natural gas meeting in Pinedale.
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One of the longest pronghorn migration routes in the U.S. goes between the Red Desert and Grand Teton National Park. But, new research shows it’s under threat. So state officials are trying to find ways to keep it from disappearing.
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Wyoming has sided with the oil and gas industry by moving forward with leasing a parcel of state school trust land in a crucial part of a migration route in Sublette County.
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Tens of thousands of mule deer and pronghorn died in southwest Wyoming this past winter and spring, causing the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to drastically reduce the hunting season. But some hunters are taking it a step further.
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Very few Pronghorn are taking part in the longest annual migration in the lower 48 this year, largely because of an extremely harsh winter.
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After a historically harsh winter in southwest and south central Wyoming, the death toll to some wildlife is only now being fully revealed. Consequently, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is further cutting pronghorn hunting tags by 75 percent in these areas.