Wildlife
Many of our nation’s public lands provide critical habitat for wildlife species. Larger animals such as bear, mountain lion and elk, need bigger areas of unspoiled land to survive. They must be able to wander across extensive land corridors to forage for food and find healthy mates.
Wildlife habitats are under increasing pressures from energy development, off-road vehicle use and landscape fragmentation.
As landscapes alter due to climate change, wildlife populations must be able to shift their existing ranges and migration routes. Wildlife corridors are critical to this adaptation and without them animal species will be unable to find the suitable ranges, migration routes, mates and food necessary to survive.
EcoFlight works with its conservation partners to protect critical wildlife corridors and habitat which are vital to maintaining and preserving healthy wildlife populations in a warming world.
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State: Idaho Region: Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Description: The Blackfoot River valley is part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, home to hundreds of species of wildlife. The region has seen impacts from dozens of phosphate mines, around half of which are Superfund sites. Proper cleanup and halting of future development are essential. |
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State: Montana Description: The Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park is a designated World Heritage Site and is part of a large preserved ecosystem known as the "Crown of the Continent." Virtually all the plants and animals which existed at the time European explorers first entered the region are present in the park today. |
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State: Wyoming Region: Jackson Area Description: Bruce Gordon narrates an informative video about pronghorn migration in Wyoming. This video also covers the potential problems associated with natural gas drilling in Wyoming's Pinedale and Jonah regions and how that could affect animal migration corridors. |
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State: Wyoming Region: The McCullough Peaks Herd Management Area - Near Cody, WY Description: The BLM manages herd populations under the direction of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971... |
