Migration Work

ith increasing pressures on wildlife migration habitats and specifically the thoroughfares in which animals move and migrate, come an increasing need for programs and initiatives that focus on conserving these vital habitat corridors. We are committed to work that will help protect these routes and the animals that use them, while still allowing for biologically and economically sustainable development to occur.

HABITAT PROJECTS

WWF work with landowners and public land managers to complete large projects for wildlife. We are partners in the Red Desert to Hoback Fencing Project, an effort to replace or remove over 100 miles of fencing in the migrations corridor. In the past 5- years we have worked with the Sublette Conservation District to remove old fencing and replace it with wildlife-friendly fencing on over 60 miles of fence.
The Wyoming Range migratory corridor extends from the southern tip of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, near La Barge, WY, to just south of Grand Teton National Park in the Snake River Range. While much of the corridor is on public lands; there are extensive areas held by private landowners. The Wyoming Wildlife Federation is uniquely suited to work with landowners, and state and federal managers, to build a long-term effort to reduce impediments to deer migrations while improving range conditions for local ag producers.

POLICY WORK

Conserving these corridors while reducing and eliminating barriers to migration through ongoing policy work ensures that we will have healthy herds for the coming years and the next generation. As an example, in early 2020, WWF helped advise and draft Governor Gordon’s Executive Order on Migration Corridors (2019-01). This EO provides a framework for designating corridors, like the Wyoming Range and Platte Valley Corridors, using local working groups to support the conservation of these areas, respects landowner rights, and allow for multi-use opportunities on public land.