This season’s snowfall has been great for skiers and great for the drought, but there’s currently so much snow that wildlife experts are having to step in and take emergency measures they haven’t had to do in years. EmilyTencerTV
SALT LAKE CITY — This season’s snowfall has been great for skiers and great for the drought, but there’s currently so much snow that wildlife experts are having to step in and take emergency measures they haven’t had to do in years.“Average is easy, it’s the extremes where we sometimes have to mobilize and do something different,” said Dax Mangus, big game program coordinator with Utah DWR.
It’s typical in the wintertime for deer, elk, and moose to move down from the mountains to lower elevations looking for food. “I’ve seen a lot of things in my life, and it’s just one of those things you don’t really see at one in the morning,” said James Stephenson.
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