He is the co-founder, president and CEO of Muley Fanatics, a mule deer advocacy group. That makes the $10 million going toward wildlife crossing all the more important, Josh Coursey, who lives near Kemmerer, said in a text message to Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday. They also face threats from disease, habitat loss and competition from other species. That’s one reason among many why mule deer are struggling in Wyoming. The deer are vulnerable because many of their migration routes between summer and winter range cross highways. Mule deer are the most commonly hit wildlife, making up as much as 85 percent of the animals involved in collisions, according to the Game and Fish. Across the state, there are roughly 6,000 wildlife collisions every year. Those three projects are in areas that are particularly bad for wildlife collisions, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. More Than 6,000 Wildlife Collisions Yearly Use them in commercial designs under lifetime, perpetual & worldwide rights. The $10 million will be used to match funding through the Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Pearlman said, “but it is not a 1-to-1 match.” He didn’t specify what the match will be. Some work has begun near Dubois, but completion dates haven’t been set for either of those projects. Animals bridges, which may also be known as ecoducts or wildlife crossings, are structures that allow animals to safely cross human-made barriers like highways.A wildlife crossing is the broadest term and can include: underpass tunnels, viaducts, overpasses and bridges, amphibian tunnels, fish ladders, culvets and green roofs. Also planned is improved wildlife fences, three underpasses and an overpass along U.S. No start date has been set for the project, Pearlman said.Īnother top project is improvements to wildlife fencing and a wildlife underpass along U.S.

That’s according to information presented by the governor’s office to the Legislature’s Joint Appropriations committee on Tuesday. The three top priority projects the funds are intended for include a proposed overpass for wildlife at Halleck Ridge on Interstate 80 near Elk Mountain. “It is an appropriation that the Governor requested, and received from the Legislature ‘for wildlife crossings and game fence supported by the highway system,’” Gordon’s communications director, Michael Pearlman, said in an email to Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday. Wyoming wildlife highway crossings are getting a $10 million boost from an appropriation requested by Gov.

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