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Safe Passage for Pronghorn

The Path of the Pronghorn is the country’s only federally designated migration corridor, but until last fall, the animals risked vehicular collisions as they traveled along the 93-mile long passage. With the guidance of WCS and partner organizations, highway overpasses have been created to further safeguard migrating pronghorn.

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