Yellowstone Safe Passages has been surveying roadkill and wildlife for more than four years. While collecting carcass data can be gruesome and disheartening, every data point is helping inform Yellowstone Safe Passages about the areas that see the most accidents – and the areas where wildlife crossings structures will be most effective along Highway 89. This deer will be added to a suite of more than 7,000 wildlife observations collected since the spring of 2020 to help YSP keep wildlife alive and families safe on the road. 

After four years of collaborating with partners, meeting with landowners, hosting community workshops and events, collecting data, and investigating tangible solutions, Yellowstone Safe Passages is proud to announce that their proposal for two overpasses at the Dome Mountain priority site along US Highway 89 has been awarded state funding to complete an engineering feasibility study. 

Yellowstone Safe Passages (YSP) is celebrating a milestone in their work toward making Highway 89 safer for people and wildlife. On March 11, 2024, YSP released the US 89 Wildlife and Transportation Assessment to the public. The assessment offers proven solutions for seven areas with the highest rates of wildlife-vehicle collisions and detailed explanations why those sites were identified.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.

GYC is committed to reducing human-bear conflicts in the populated areas of Greater Yellowstone.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.

An update on addressing and resolving wildlife-vehicle conflict on Montana’s Highway 89.

GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.

A day in Montana’s Greater Yellowstone with the Centennial Valley Association range riders.