A new wildlife documentary gives an unprecedented view into how Yellowstone bison recovered from near-extinction and relearned to migrate. The film features exclusive footage from the first HD camera collars deployed on bison in the national park. Premieres 7:30PM August 25, 2026 at Old Faithful Visitor Center and 6:30PM September 11 and Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody, Wyoming. Learn more »

The documentary film Unwired details how a catastrophic pronghorn die-off influenced the restoration of an estimated 18,000 acres of habitat in Wyoming’s Red Desert. A GPS-tracking study sparked a collaboration with a rancher in southern Wyoming, resulting in one of the biggest recent conservation successes in Wyoming for the troubled species. Learn more about the film here »

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Advancing the understanding, appreciation, and conservation of Wyoming’s migratory ungulates by conducting innovative research and sharing scientific information through public outreach.

Animal Trails: Rediscovering Grand Teton Migrations is a wildlife documentary chronicling the large mammal migrations of Grand Teton National Park that released online November 8, 2023, showing how the park is biologically and culturally connected to distant habitats in Idaho and Wyoming. Learn more about the film here »

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3 ranches, 3 films, 3 inspiring stories

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Wild Migrations: Atlas of Wyoming’s Ungulates

Follow the story of ungulates migrating through Wyoming through groundbreaking science and cartography. MORE »

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New maps reveal western migration routes

For the first time, state & federal biologists have produced 40+ maps and a migration viewer across the West. MORE »

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Red Desert to Hoback Migration Assessment

Our assessment provides a detailed account of the longest mule deer migration ever recorded. MORE »

Deer Migration by Joe Riis

In 2012, the longest mule deer migration ever recorded was discovered in the Red Desert, where thousands of deer migrate 150 miles to summer ranges in the mountains of northwest Wyoming. MORE »

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“My Wild Land” Films win first place

The My Wild Land film series about the migration conservation efforts of three Wyoming ranches was selected as the First Place Winner by Two Percent for Conservation’s 2023 Conservation Media Awards!…

“Snowy Dozen Deer” Video Gets 24 Million Views

Tanner Warder, an undergraduate field technician, captured a video of migrating mule deer that went viral. It racked up 24 million views on social media and reached a global audience…

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