It’s negative 21 degrees Celsius outside the U.S. town of Pinedale, Wyoming. Two men trek across the frozen snow-covered plains to reach one of the many trap cameras set up in the areacameras that give them a clearer picture of animal migration through the state.
Majestic elk, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, and moose all journey through this wild landscape. The area is also the site of the world’s longest mule deer migration — a 150-mile trek.
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The initiative plans to compile the maps to create an atlas of wildlife migration. It believes projects like this will draw attention to the importance of preserving migratory routes.
“It’s about a journey,” says Sawyer, “and everybody is interested in journeys or road trips, everybody wants to go on one. When we’re able to get a glimpse or window into how these animals journey across the landscape each year, I think it resonates with people and people are interested with it.”
