Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation

JACKSON HOLE WILDLIFE FOUNDATION ADVANCES WILDLIFE CONSERVATION DRIVEN BY SCIENCE, COLLABORATION, AND A COMMUNITY OF VOLUNTEERS.

NATURE MAPPING JACKSON HOLE PROGRAM: A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROGRAM WITH THE GOALS OF: 1)KEEPING COMMON SPECIES COMMON; 2)INCREASING CITIZEN'S KNOWLEDGE OF AND APPRECIATION FOR WILDLIFE IN TETON COUNTY, WYOMING; 3)ENGAGING CITIZENS IN LONG-TERM WILDLIFE DATA COLLECTION; 4)INFORMING MANAGEMENT DECISIONS THAT FAVOR WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY; AND 5)CONTRIBUTING DATA TO THE WYOMING GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT'S WILDLIFE OBSERVATION SYSTEM TO AUGMENT STATE DATA. THROUGH NATURE MAPPING JACKSON, WE HAVE RECORDED MORE THAN 88,000 WILDLIFE OBSERVATIONS WITH MORE THAN 800 TRAINED CITIZEN SCIENTISTS, OVER THE YEARS. IN 2021, WE TRAINED 51 CITIZEN SCIENTISTS THROUGH 5 VIRTUAL TRAINING SESSIONS. WE BANDED 441 INDIVIDUAL BIRDS IN 2021 AT OUR MONITORING AVIAN PRODUCTIVITY AND SURVIVORSHIP (MAPS) BIRD BANDING STATIONS. OUR MOOSE DAY PROJECT INCLUDED 108 MOOSE OBSERVATIONS BY 107 VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPLEMENT AGENCY AERIAL SURVEYS. ALSO, STAFF AND 14 VOLUNTEERS MONITORED 112 NEST BOXES VIA THE MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD NESTBOX MONITORING PROJECT.

WILDLIFE FRIENDLIER FENCING PROGRAM: IMPROVING LANDSCAPE PERMEABILITY FOR MIGRATING WILDLIFE THROUGH MODIFICATION AND REMOVAL OF FENCES. THROUGH 2021, WE HAVE IMPROVED MORE THAN 230 MILES OF FENCES TO BENEFIT WILDLIFE. IN 2021, OVER 60 INDIVIDUAL VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED 846 VOLUNTEER HOURS TO IMPROVE 16.1 MILES OF FENCE. WE WORK WITH MANY KEY AGENCY PARTNERS AND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM.

GIVE WILDLIFE A BRAKE: UTILIZING VARIOUS MITIGATION TOOLS, WE AIM TO REDUCE WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISIONS ON OUR ROADWAYS. THESE TOOLS INCLUDE DIGITAL MESSAGE BOARDS, FIXED RADAR SPEED FEEDBACK SIGNS, SPEED LIMIT REDUCTIONS, WILDLIFE CROSSING STRUCTURE PLANNING. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO COMPILE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WILDLIFE-VEHICLE COLLISION REPORT IN THE COUNTY TO INFORM TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS. IN 2021, WE FUNDED 5 FLASHING RADAR SIGNS TO SLOW DRIVERS ON HIGHWAY 390. WE ALSO REMOVED WILDLIFE HAZARDS FROM SOUTH HIGHWAY 89 UNDERPASSES AND LAUNCHED A DIGITAL ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TARGETED AT MOTORISTS.