DRIGGS, Idaho — For the third year in a row, the Jackson Hole Wildlife Foundation (JHWF) is partnering with the Teton Regional Land Trust to remove a fence along the Teton River near Driggs, Idaho.
According to the JHWF, the fence pull is tentatively scheduled for May 20. The location of the fence pull is significant to wildlife habitat in Teton Valley.
The JHWF website explains how fences can block access to important seasonal habitat, breeding and fawning/calving areas. Fences can also force an animal to change a migration route and expend valuable energy, or cause injury and even mortality.
JHWF helps remove fences to open up landscapes to unrestricted wildlife movement, although in many cases agricultural fences remain a necessary element of the ranching landscape. In those cases, JHWF works with landowners to identify ways that fencing can become wildlife-friendly.
“The good news is that those fences can serve a purpose that meets human needs while being friendlier to wildlife movement,” the JHWF website states.
Hundreds of volunteers have helped remove or modify over 200 miles of fence over the past two decades through the JHWF. Email Kyle@jhwildlife.org to be added to the fence volunteer list.
