Elk migrate through Wyoming%27s Bighorn Mountains. While the public lands high country provides crucial range for wapiti in three seasons%2C lower-elevation private land functions as crucial winter range and as passageways between the mountains. The epic wildlife migrations of Greater Yellowstone%2C like those in the Bighorns%2C cannot endure without the goodwill of private landowners whose contributions need to be recognized and rewarded.  Photo courtesy Gregory Nickerson%252FWyoming Migration Initiative%252FUniversity of Wyoming
Elk migrate through Wyoming%27s Bighorn Mountains. While the public lands high country provides crucial range for wapiti in three seasons%2C lower-elevation private land functions as crucial winter range and as passageways between the mountains. The epic wildlife migrations of Greater Yellowstone%2C like those in the Bighorns%2C cannot endure without the goodwill of private landowners whose contributions need to be recognized and rewarded. Photo courtesy Gregory Nickerson%252FWyoming Migration Initiative%252FUniversity of Wyoming