The directive called on USGS to work with Western states and tribes to map migration corridors of mule deer, elk and pronghorn. The agency responded by creating the Corridor Mapping Team, which USGS ...

The deer’s GPS collar will record hourly locations as it migrates between winter and summer ranges, allowing detailed mapping of migration corridors. (Ben Kraushaar Photo) The U.S. Geological Survey ...

But deer, elk and even buffalo ... are the key to doing that.” The USGS, along with many tribes and state agencies, has developed new maps of wildlife migration trails. Individual animals ...

Thanks to funding from the USGS and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation ... is a state-Tribal-federal partnership working to map ungulate migration corridors with standard techniques.