it’s 2013 and for large mammals around North America especially the lower 48 we
North America especially the lower 48 we
North America especially the lower 48 we typically think we kind of know what’s
typically think we kind of know what’s
typically think we kind of know what’s going on and here we have hundreds of
going on and here we have hundreds of
going on and here we have hundreds of animals migrating 150 miles across
animals migrating 150 miles across
animals migrating 150 miles across public and private lands right
public and private lands right
public and private lands right underneath our noses but we didn’t even
underneath our noses but we didn’t even
underneath our noses but we didn’t even know about it
my name’s house lawyer and research
my name’s house lawyer and research biologist that study in mule deer in
biologist that study in mule deer in
biologist that study in mule deer in western Wyoming now 415 years we
western Wyoming now 415 years we
western Wyoming now 415 years we recently started the Neil deer study in
recently started the Neil deer study in
recently started the Neil deer study in the red desert of Wyoming and the study
the red desert of Wyoming and the study
the red desert of Wyoming and the study was intended to just document the
was intended to just document the
was intended to just document the movement and distribution patterns of
movement and distribution patterns of
movement and distribution patterns of what we thought was a non-migratory a
what we thought was a non-migratory a
what we thought was a non-migratory a reson occurred in the desert but to my
reson occurred in the desert but to my
reson occurred in the desert but to my surprise and everybody else’s it turns
surprise and everybody else’s it turns
surprise and everybody else’s it turns out that most of these deer migrate some
out that most of these deer migrate some
out that most of these deer migrate some 150 miles north to the mountain ranges
150 miles north to the mountain ranges
150 miles north to the mountain ranges of Northwest one hour this new GPS
of Northwest one hour this new GPS
of Northwest one hour this new GPS technology provides us a window into
technology provides us a window into
technology provides us a window into this sort of mysterious process of
this sort of mysterious process of
this sort of mysterious process of migration that we’ve never had before
when you look at this migration on a map
when you look at this migration on a map you say wow please dear moved 150 miles
you say wow please dear moved 150 miles
you say wow please dear moved 150 miles but it’s especially impressive when you
but it’s especially impressive when you
but it’s especially impressive when you actually look at this migration route on
actually look at this migration route on
actually look at this migration route on the ground and see firsthand the
the ground and see firsthand the
the ground and see firsthand the landscape and the obstacles that these
landscape and the obstacles that these
landscape and the obstacles that these animals have to move through three
animals have to move through three
animals have to move through three aiways over 100 fences and multiple
aiways over 100 fences and multiple
aiways over 100 fences and multiple reservoir crossings the river crossings
my job as a photojournalist working on
my job as a photojournalist working on this project is to show people what deer
this project is to show people what deer
this project is to show people what deer migration looks like I want to show
migration looks like I want to show
migration looks like I want to show people this type of migration footage
people this type of migration footage
people this type of migration footage that gets people to envision what it’s
that gets people to envision what it’s
that gets people to envision what it’s like to be an animal and what it’s like
like to be an animal and what it’s like
like to be an animal and what it’s like to be a migrating animal it’s moving 100
to be a migrating animal it’s moving 100
to be a migrating animal it’s moving 100 miles 200 miles and try to help people
miles 200 miles and try to help people
miles 200 miles and try to help people think about these long-distance
think about these long-distance
think about these long-distance movements a lot of the areas that I
movements a lot of the areas that I
movements a lot of the areas that I focused on is at the outlets of these
focused on is at the outlets of these
focused on is at the outlets of these lakes called Finger Lakes one thing that
lakes called Finger Lakes one thing that
lakes called Finger Lakes one thing that was really interesting for me is each
was really interesting for me is each
was really interesting for me is each time I go check the camera I click
time I go check the camera I click
time I go check the camera I click through and look through the video and
through and look through the video and
through and look through the video and there’d be a lot of vocalizations
these migration behaviors are learned
these migration behaviors are learned from other offspring from generation to
from other offspring from generation to
from other offspring from generation to generation so dare you use the same
generation so dare you use the same
generation so dare you use the same migration route year after year after
migration route year after year after
migration route year after year after year
what we’ve learned from this is that
what we’ve learned from this is that this incredible migration can take place
this incredible migration can take place
this incredible migration can take place right under our noses in the year 2012
right under our noses in the year 2012
right under our noses in the year 2012 thousands of animals 150-miles fact that
thousands of animals 150-miles fact that
thousands of animals 150-miles fact that this migration can still exist in
this migration can still exist in
this migration can still exist in unprotected areas in this day and age is
unprotected areas in this day and age is
unprotected areas in this day and age is pretty amazing
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