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Wyofile covers migration stopover research by Sawyer and Kauffman

Deer-ly Departed: Revelation of mule deer ‘stop-over’ behavior may alter drilling plans in Bridger Teton Forest

Jackson Hole News and Guide reports on Teton Bighorn Sheep Project

“While the Teton Bighorn Sheep Herd survives each winter on some of the harshest high-elevation slopes in the Tetons, they leave chunks of prime habitat untouched, research suggests…”

Wyoming Public Radio covers migration research and conservation

Several recently completed and ongoing research projects of the Wyoming Coop Research Unit evaluate ungulate behavior within the spring and fall migration corridors.

New paper: “Wet season range fidelity in migratory wildebeest”

Tom Morrison (Postdoc, Coop Unit) and Doug Bolger (Prof, Dartmouth College) published a new study in Journal of Animal Ecology showing that wildebeest have high fidelity to wet season ranges in the Tarangire Ecosystem, of Northern Tanzania.

Matt Kauffman discusses the decline of several moose populations in Wyoming.

“Wildlife outfitters in Wyoming are hurting because of the declining moose population. They depend on big game hunters for their livelihood. …”

Hall Sawyer honored for his research contributions in Wyoming

CHEYENNE – Hall Sawyer, research biologist for Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. (commonly referred to as WEST, Inc.) has been named recipient of the Excellence in Wildlife Conservation Award given annually by the Wildlife Division of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Do wildebeest smell bad? Inquires from a curious middle schooler

A curious middle school student poses some challenging questions to Tom Morrison about wildebeest. Click HERE to read the student’s letter.

New paper – “Stopover ecology of a migratory ungulate”

Our paper takes the concept of stopover ecology from avian literature and illustrates how it can be used to improve our understanding of ungulate migration.

What’s the difference? – Biologists study Clarks Fork elk to learn why some fare better than others

Two Wyoming researchers studying the divergent paths taken by two elk herds that share a winter range near Cody made that point perfectly clear in Hamilton this week.

Yellowstone elk study points to effects of a hotter, longer summer

A new article in the online publication New West focuses on the habitat component of Absaroka Elk Ecology Project’s findings. For more discussion of the role of calf predation by bears and wolves, you can visit the Absaroka Elk Ecology Project page on this site.