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The U.S. Department of Transportation launched a new grant program Tuesday to combat vehicle collisions with wildlife. Sec. Pete Buttigieg traveled to New Mexico to make the announcement.

Permanently switching to daylight saving time could prevent 33 human deaths and 36,550 deer deaths while saving more than $1 billion annually, according to University of Washington researchers.

Wyoming researchers show that utility-scale solar developments can directly and indirectly affect habitat and create movement barriers for ungulates such as deer, elk and pronghorn.

As the West grows so does its infrastructure, but for elk, deer and other migrating big game, roads and housing developments are barriers. A new U.S. Geological Survey report details these migration routes to help ensure they persist.

This week, the northern spotted owl and the monarch butterfly were denied protections under the Endangered Species Act, even though both animals qualify.

Back in 2018, the U.S. Geological Survey and several Western states formed the Corridor Mapping Team, a first-of-its-kind collaboration among state and...

As humans around the world have limited their movement during the coronavirus pandemic, some animals appear to be changing their behavior. Biologist...

Typically, grizzly bears give birth to single or twin cubs. But Grizzly 399 is not a typical bear. She's given birth to multiple sets of triplets. And...

A National Wildlife Federation report published this week says new oil and gas leases on public lands could harm existing hunting economies in the West.

Farming and ranching generate nearly half of the agricultural and food processing industry’s revenue in New Mexico - about 4 billion dollars a year. A…