Atlantic Rim buck (IMAGE)
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A mule deer buck in velvet stands on a ridge in the Atlantic Rim area of southern Wyoming. A 14-year study on a mule deer herd south of Rawlins, Wyo., has found that the herd’s ability to track springtime forage -- which supports antler growth, nursing of offspring and abundance -- declined by 38.65 percent when energy development occurred in its migration corridor.
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Patrick Rodgers/Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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