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" We're fortunate to have a lot of landowners that
support the department, support this project and
want to learn more about the Laramie Mountains
mule deer herd, " Weber said. " We're forever grateful
to them for access to their properties to learn more
about this herd and why it's been struggling. We
hope to continue to have that support throughout
this project. "
Tony Mong, Game and Fish wildlife biologist in
Cody, said a lot has been learned about the Upper
Shoshone herd in the first year of the project.
" It has shown us we weren't catching all the areas
mule deer use or all the different routes or pathways
they're taking to get there, " Mong said. " It is some
really cool stuff. "
Mong said mule deer in the Upper Shoshone
herd move a lot, and as of mid-July there were deer
from this herd in the Jackson and Lander regions.
Mule deer in this herd are part of a diverse area of
land that ranges from remote wilderness to highly
developed private land. Some of these deer spend
a lot of their time in Yellowstone and Grand Teton
national parks.
" This herd highlights the importance
of collaboration and cooperation when
it comes to management across every
entity that has anything to do with land
in Wyoming. " - Tony Mong
" This herd highlights the importance of collaboration
and cooperation when it comes to management
across every entity that has anything to do with land
in Wyoming, " Mong added.
Malnutrition and starvation were the main causes
of many mule deer deaths around Wyoming last
winter. But Turnbull said most of the juvenile deaths
in his area were due to chronic wasting disease.
CWD is a fatal nervous system disease that affects
deer, elk and moose and is caused by an infectious
protein, or prion.
Researchers are still figuring out how and where
CWD fits into the work of the Mule Deer Monitoring
Project.
COLLABORATIVE EFFORT
The University of Wyoming and the Wyoming
State Veterinary Lab are key partners in the Mule
Deer Monitoring Project.
UW is processing all the data from collars, in
collaboration with the department's science, research
and analytical support unit. Jerod Merkle, who
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A mountain lion walks off the South Fork Shoshone Trail. Mule deer in Wyoming must share trails with
predators when they're on the move. (Photo by Grant Gerharter/WGFD)
A collared doe mule deer walks just off the South Fork Shoshone Trail. (Photo by Grant Gerharter/WGFD)
Mule deer trek through snow in the Cody Region. (Photo by Travis Crane/WGFD)

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