Hey, Wyoming drivers: Beware the migrating wildlife

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Over the next few weeks, motorists in and around Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming should be careful about migrating wildlife, park officials say.




Elk, moose, bison and mule deer are all beginning to move from their winter areas to summer ranges. Wildlife can make for picturesque photographs, but tourists who are eager to spot the animals or get the perfect shot should be cautious about interfering in their natural habitat







Park officials say that with the receding snowpack, elk on the National Elk Refuge have begun to fan out across the sagebrush flats north of the Gros Ventre River. Various other groups of elk can be found scattered across the area. In addition, several moose are roaming the sage flats between the Gros Ventre Junction and Moose Junction. Read more...




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