Deer tend to travel the pathways taught to them by their mothers, which has been verified by data collected from GPS units attached to collars by Utah Division of Wildlife Resources biologists.
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Utah was first in the U.S. to install a wildlife crossing nearly 50 years ago. Now state leaders receive high marks for supporting efforts to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions.
Whales are disturbed by vessel noise, but a measure in Olympia would provide a greater buffer for the endangered orcas in Puget Sound. The legislation increases the distance that recreational boaters must maintain from Southern Resident killer whales, from 400 yards to a thousand yards. That puts the distance in line with whale-watching vehicles. .