** Wyoming governor advances wildlife corridor conservation
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Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Mule deer on the Red Desert to Hoback Migration Route. Photo by Mark Thonhoff, BLM Wyoming Flickr ([link removed])

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon selected ([link removed]) the seven members of the state's first migration corridor working group, representing a range of interests from agriculture, industry, wildlife, conservation, hunting, and recreation.

The working group's formation is taking place about a year after the governor issued an Executive Order ([link removed]) to preserve Wyoming’s migration corridors that are particularly vital to the survival of mule deer and pronghorn antelope. The order seeks to balance the economic needs of landowners and industries for the benefit of migrating animals and human communities. The establishment of local working groups helps create investment at the local level for ensuring the viability of wildlife populations across the state.

Governor Gordon said ([link removed]) , "This Executive Order plowed new ground for the nation’s efforts to develop an approach for managing corridors and protecting our economy. This first local group will also be a leader and I urge people interested in serving to apply." Wyoming currently has three designated wildlife migration corridors with the possibility to designate more in the future.


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Quick hits


** Trump administration rushing approval for Arizona copper mine on land sacred to Native Americans
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The Guardian ([link removed])


** Seeking relief from pandemic constraints, crowds flood into outdoor recreation hot spots, gateway communities
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New York Times ([link removed])


** Authorities puzzled by mysterious monolith left in remote canyon in Utah
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Huffington Post ([link removed])


** Udall: Interior will reverse Arctic drilling plans on Day 1 in Biden administration
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Reuters ([link removed])


** Developers fume after Forest Service approves access road in Colorado national forest
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Colorado Sun ([link removed])


** Wyoming Governor selects members of wildlife migration corridor advisory group
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Casper Star-Tribune ([link removed])


** Oil and gas industry claims to be good for people of color as xxxxxx against impending climate fight
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Los Angeles Times ([link removed])


** Editorial: Biden can start protecting public lands before he is sworn in
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Las Vegas Sun ([link removed])
Quote of the day
There’s definitely a marketing campaign to gaslight everybody, literally gaslight them, by saying, ‘If we do the [clean energy] transition, it’s going to harm frontline Black, Hispanic and Indigenous communities."
—Leah Stokes ([link removed]) , University of California-Santa Barbara political scientist
Picture this

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Amazing video shows animals big and small using an overpass to safely migrate across a busy interstate! Click to watch.

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