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Protecting Mule Deer from Thin Ice

By Science for a Changing World November 1, 2016

Every so often, wildlife managers in Pinedale, Wyoming, discover carcasses of mule deer floating in Fremont Lake, outside of town. The deer drown while crossing thin ice during their spring migration to the mountains. Exactly where they came from was unknown—until recently.

Every so often, wildlife managers in Pinedale, Wyoming, discover carcasses of mule deer floating in Fremont Lake, outside of town. The deer drown while crossing thin ice during their spring migration to the mountains. Exactly where they came from was unknown—until recently.