wildlife crossings

This is an image of two large bull elks migrating through snowy terrain backdropped by snowy mountains.

Climate change is shifting wildlife migration routes and new crossings are needed, study finds

Kaleb Roedel

A new study shows that wildlife migration routes in the West will likely shift because of climate change. That’s why researchers worked with a tribe in the Mountain West to find out how to tackle the problem.

This is an image of a mule deer behind a tall wire fence in the open landscape.

Local Stories

New USGS maps show migrations of mule deer, elk, pronghorn across Mountain West states

Kaleb Roedel

New maps from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) show the migration routes of several big game herds across the West.

A group of people standing outdoors in front of a large building that reads, “Nevada State Legislature.” There is a podium with a sign on it that reads, “Conservation Lobby Day,” and some people hold green signs that read, “Climate Action Now!” and “Acción Climática ¡ya!”

Politics and Policy

Nev. bills to fund electrification of large trucks, outdoor education for youth, wildlife crossings

Lucia Starbuck

Purple Politics Nevada is KUNR’s weekly show about the 2023 Nevada Legislative Session. In this week’s episode, host Lucia Starbuck explores conservation-related bills to fund wildlife crossings, outdoor education for youth, and the electrification of large trucks.

A pronghorn runs through a mostly brown open plain in New Mexico. To the left of it is a barbed wire fence.

Energy and Environment

BLM boosts efforts to protect wildlife corridors in drought-stricken West

Kaleb Roedel

A new federal policy aims to protect fish and wildlife migration routes on public lands across the Mountain West and the rest of the U.S.

A wildlife overpass in Canada's Banff National Park.

Infrastructure bill would pave path for more wildlife bridges, tunnels

Nate Hegyi

The $350 million investment would reduce the number of expensive and deadly wildlife-vehicle collisions – an issue that's especially acute in more rural Western states.

An image of Dean Heller in the U.S. Senate during a subcommittee hearing

KUNR Today: Dean Heller Announces Run For Nevada Governor, Washoe County Reaches 800 COVID-19 Deaths

Nate Hegyi

Here are the local news headlines for the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.Republican Dean Heller Announces Run For Governor Of NevadaBy The Associated…

An image showing a large, overpass made of dirt that allows widlife to cross Interstate-80 in eastern Nevada.

Energy and Environment

Nevada Poll: Wildlife Crossings Span The Political Divide, Too

Noah Glick

In today’s partisan political climate, one thing most Westerners seem to agree on is the need to protect wildlife corridors.Wildlife corridors are…

A wildlife overpass on the Flathead Indian Reservation in western Montana

Energy and Environment

Mountain West States Green-Light Wildlife Crossings

Noah Glick

This time of year the number of vehicle collisions with deer and other wildlife are at their highest, a problem that’s especially acute in parts of the…