Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. Wyoming DOT PRONGHORN AND MULE DEER USE OF UNDERPASSES AND OVERPASSES ALONG US HIGHWAY 191, WYOMING Western EcoSystems Technology, Inc. Wyoming DOT

maintaining functional migration routes across roads with high traffic volumes, multiple lanes, or impermeable right-of-way fencing requires careful transportation planning that incorporates wildlife crossing structures (e.g., underpasses or overpasses) into proposed or existing infrastructure (Gagnon et al. 2007a, Dodd and Gagnon 2011, Sawyer et al. 2012, Clevenger et al. 2015). Wildlife crossing structures can provide an effective means to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions (WVC) and maintain connectivity between seasonal ranges (Romin and Bissonette 1996, Clevenger et al. 2001, McCollister and Van Manen 2010, Sawyer et al. 2012).

This area is also part of the Wyoming Wildlife database Initiative. Study Site: 12 mile section of roadway that essentially is a bottleneck for migrating herds of ungulates. This area is also part of the Wyoming Wildlife database Initiative.

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Objectives: Which type of crossings do ungulates prefer? In combination can these crossing methods reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions?