Wyoming Migration Initiative
wyo-migrations.bsky.social
Wyoming Migration Initiative
@wyo-migrations.bsky.social
We are a research group based at the University of Wyoming, engaged in tracking and conserving big game migrations by sharing science with the public. We post migration tracking, wildlife images, and stories. migrationinitiative.org
#Deer665 made it to summer range on Teton Pass in western #Wyoming. Her spring migration was 173 miles long, and took 35 days, including 18 days moving & 17 in stopovers. The last leg after 6/4 involved crossing a 5-lane highway and the Snake River. #deer #nature
July 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Migration Tracking Week 4🦌🦌🦌🦌#Deer665 left her stopover in Hoback Basin after seven days, trekking 18 miles further through the Gros Ventre Mountains. She has migrated 147 miles in 31 days of migration, spending 17 of those days foraging in stopovers.
June 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Migration tracking week 3: 🦌 #Deer665 migrated 37 miles through the finger lakes near Pinedale, WY to a new stopover in the Hoback Basin. So far she has migrated about 129 miles in 24 days since leaving her Red Desert winter range, with a full two weeks spent in stopover.
June 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Migration tracking week 2 🦌 #Deer665 trekked 40 miles north to a new stopover in her second week of migration. So far she’s migrated 92 miles in 15 days after leaving her Red Desert winter range — while pregnant with twins!
#deer #Wyoming #wildlife #nature
June 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
For our first-ever post on @bsky.app we're sharing a map of a mule deer on spring migration in Wyoming. #Deer665 started migrating 5/5/25 and made 52 miles to the Prospect Mountains in week 1. We'll share weekly updates until she reaches summer range. #deer #Wyoming #nature
June 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM