Wildlife Conservation Through Sustainable Ranching
Special Message from Tim Griffiths: Migratory Big Game Conservation Highlights the Best of the West
TOGETHER WE CAN ENSURE THE WEST'S BIG GAME ALWAYS HAVE ROOM TO ROAM
From mule deer and elk to pronghorn, our Western rangelands support some amazing animals. Many of which make impressive annual migrations, rivaling the famous movements of Wildebeest in the Serengeti and Caribou of the north. These populations possess a special ecological, cultural, and economic importance to communities across the U.S.
And while we've long known that these animals migrate, our understanding of the details is rapidly improving thanks to cutting edge technology, like GPS collars, and talented scientists at state game and fish agencies, the USGS, and universities. The more we learn, the more we understand just how essential private and tribally owned working lands are for these wildlife. They underpin almost every mapped migration route.
As part of the expansive team of partners supporting these migrating herds, Working Lands for Wildlife (WLFW) is proud to be part of the USDA's commitment to support rancher driven, science informed and agency supported conservation efforts aimed at conserving these majestic migratory big game animals and the working lands upon which they depend. We have a long history of working with partners to deploy win-win solutions across millions of acres and are uniquely positioned to help conserve seasonal ranges of migratory big game where they intersect private and tribally owned working lands.
