Wildlife Migration

The program is already removing migration barriers on private land in Colorado, Idaho, and Wyoming. That includes modifying fences and paying landowners to preserve grasslands.

Pinyon jays are a vulnerable and rarely seen species that has experienced a sharp population decline. But it turns out that protecting them might be more complicated than we thought.

In January three wolves were killed by the US Department of Agriculture and Food in Cache Valley, near Avon. The wolves wandered into a corner of northern Utah where wolves are exempt from protection.

Mountain lions are considered the apex predator of the Mountain West. Heavy hunting has reduced their number, but sightings are on the rise in Utah. Today we revisit our discussion about mysterious and misunderstood lives of cougars.

Right on schedule thousands of snow geese fly in from as far south as Mexico to fatten up on the spilled grain in the local farmer’s fields, and rest a bit before continuing their migration to the far north.

Wildlife corridor conservation is a top issue for hunters and anglers in the West. Advocates say the federal government could do more to support this work.

A new Wyoming Game and Fish Department threat assessment warns that the Sublette Pronghorn migration corridor is at high risk of being lost due to human activity.

Deer and other wildlife have been migrating across our state much longer than humans. But the introduction of fenced highways and their increased speed and traffic can interfere with migration.

Twelve million birds stop at Great Salt Lake every year to refuel on their migration along the Pacific Flyway.

The federal government issued a Memorandum of Instruction on Tuesday declaring wildlife corridors a priority for the Bureau of Land Management. The move is being praised by conservation groups, but brings up questions about upcoming plans to offer new oil leases on public land.