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Report Highlights deer, pronghorn declines in Colorado, Wyoming

The Issue: Data over 30 years show growing demands on landscape correspond with drop in herd numbers. A new report by the National Wildlife Federation shows mule deer and pronghorn populations are declining in an area straddling the Wyoming-Colorado border as demands on the landscape increase. NWF in concert with the Wyoming Wildlife Federation will host a series of public forums to present and discuss the findings of this report.

Background: Veteran wildlife biologists John Ellenberger and Gene Byrne have analyzed data from the Colorado and Wyoming state wildlife agencies and found the number of mule deer and pronghorns has dropped over the last 30 years.

These meetings are intended to stimulate discussions about the future of wildlife in the area reviewed in the report. "Population Status and Trends of Big Game along the Colorado/Wyoming State Line." The long-term viability of the herds that are key to the area's hunting, recreation and cultural heritage could be jeopardized without a comprehensive approach to planning on and management of public lands, the report says.

As animal numbers have declined, so has their ability to rebound from such cyclical pressures as drought and disease, the report says. The biologists are concerned that expected increases in energy development - wind, oil, natural gas - will further tax the herds' ability to recover. Federal and state officials need to address the landscape-wide impacts on the habitat crucial to the continued vitality of wildlife, the report urges.

The study area is roughly bounded by Interstate 80, the Green River, U.S. 40, Laramie, Wyoming, and Walden, Colorado. The report's executive summary can be found on Our Public Lands at www.ourpubliclands.org.

What Can You Do? Attend a meeting! All meetings are from 7:00 pm-8:30 pm. Please join us in:

Laramie - Tuesday Sept 13 - Berry Biodiversity Conservation Center at UW Room 138
Saratoga - Wednesday Sept 14 - Saratoga Community Center
Rock Springs - Thursday Sept 15 - Western Wyoming Community College Room 1309

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