Kids Learn About Local Wildlife at White Mountain Library

Kids Learn About Local Wildlife at White Mountain Library

ROCK SPRINGS — Sportsmen’s Warehouse and the Muley Fanatic Foundation hosted an Outdoor Day for local kids at White Mountain Library in Rock Springs on Thursday.

Chris Steffen from the Muley Fanatic Foundation gave a talk about the organization and work they are doing to help protect mule deer in Wyoming and several other states. After the talk, kids got a chance to get up close and learn more about wildlife tracks and scat.

Steffen’s talk outlined a number of problems, such as habitat fragmentation and Chronic Wasting Disease, that have contributed to a steep decline in Wyoming’s mule deer population over the last twenty years.

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Muley Fanatic Foundation raises funds and helps in researching and monitoring mule deer populations, including in the Red Desert to Hoback migration corridor.