wildlife crossings

Science

Pew bugle-calls on Westerners to help migrating ungulates

Madelyn Beck

The Pew Charitable Trusts published a report calling on policy-makers and landowners to help animals migrate across the West. That report also highlights the latest science on animals like mule deer, elk, and pronghorn.

Natural Resources & Energy

WYDOT Receives $14 Million Grant For Dry Piney Wildlife Crossing

Catherine Wheeler

The Wyoming Department of Transportation's (WYDOT) efforts to improve wildlife crossings in the state have gotten a boost from the federal government.The…

In most of the West, a deer killed by a vehicle, such as this one in Idaho, could be harvested for its meat. But not in Nevada and Wyoming.

Natural Resources & Energy

As California Passes ‘Roadkill Bill,’ Nevada And Wyoming Remain Holdouts

Noah Glick

Most states in the Mountain West allow people to harvest roadkill, and California passed its own “roadkill bill” earlier this week. But Nevada and...

A wildlife overpass on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana

Natural Resources & Energy

Mountain West States Green-Light Wildlife Crossings

Noah Glick

This time of year the number of vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife are at their highest, a problem that’s especially acute in parts of the...