400 Miles to Cross: The Interstate 80 Wildlife Barrier

Wyoming has some of the longest-distance big game migration corridors in North America, but many of the herds run up against the barrier of Interstate-80, which bisects a vast winter range in the heart of the Rocky Mountain West. We took a road trip to find out just how big this wildlife issue is, and what wildlife experts and highway engineers are doing to solve it.
If you think I-80 could use more wildlife crossing structures, be sure to like this film and add it to your youtube playlists.
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A film by GREGORY NICKERSON and LEON SCHATZ
Featuring HANK HENRY, MARK ZORNES, PETE HALLSTEN, and CHRIS STEFFEN
Executive producer MATTHEW KAUFFMAN
Sponsored by MULEY FANATIC FOUNDATION HEADQUARTERS, MULEY FANATIC FOUNDATION SOUTHEAST WYOMING CHAPTER, ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK FOUNDATION, KNOBLOCH FAMILY FOUNDATION, and GEORGE B. STORER FOUNDATION
Muley Fanatic Foundation Headquarters collaboration and support was made possible by a grant from Dominion Energy.

[@karin2825]

Great project. It seems like the fence on either side of the underpass needs to be improved to enable wildlife to complete the "crossings" of the interstate without getting stuck in them.

[@Nitka022]

Amazing documentary! Thank you for making it! The Trappers Point Project is truly AMAZING! And such a small cost comparing with costs of collision...so many animals saved! ...Brilliant solution...

[@LateNiteShenanigans]

Such a beautiful film! And so valuable to know that we have insights on how to solve some of these problems!

[@Patriot842]

Absolutely...we all support you for loving our wildlife. ❤🤍💙

[@carolwinters9551]

Very interesting Mary!

[@mywarmkisses9450]

Beautiful. It's their world too.

[@zblumenfeld]

Very good project about a topic not discussed nearly enough.

[@meaww7373]

Amazing

[@twochordcool]

PHENOMENAL job guys...this is good samaritan type stuff!

[@DougGrinbergs]

Mapping enthusiasts can add wildlife crossings to crowdsourced OpenStreetMap, and/or capture street-level images with Mapillary