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Grants help fund wildlife migration corridor work in Montana, Wyoming

Wildlife fencing

Fencing that blocks wildlife movement is being modified across Montana and Wyoming to enable animals like these whitetail deer to move between regions.

 BRETT FRENCH/Billings Gazette

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Following a long, cold winter with heavy snowfall that killed off weak and young wildlife, four conservation projects are planned for Montana and Wyoming to help elk, pronghorn, deer and other species.

The work is targeted at improving wildlife migration corridors and habitat in northern, southeastern and southwest Montana, along with Wyoming. Without easy passage, animals can waste important energy when they are weak, become trapped or entangled and die.


Pronghorn

Pronghorn passage through fences is aided by raising the bottom wire and replacing barbed-wire with a smooth wire.

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