Harshest Winter in Recent Years Taking Its Toll on Wyoming Wildlife
It’s been a tough winter for Wyoming’s mule deer and pronghorn herds, as they grappled with heavier snowfall, freezing temperatures and a disease outbreak.
About 300 pronghorn carcasses have been removed by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department since mid-February. The department noted it is likely there are even more undetected carcasses hidden below the heavy snowpack.
Wyoming Slammed With Late Winter Snowstorm, Roads Closed Across State
A massive snowstorm that blanketed much of the nation this week did not spare Wyoming from being hit and resulted in minor to major to full road closures statewide.