Migrating elk along across winter range in the northwestern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem near the Gardiner River. (Outdoor Channel)

JACKSON HOLE, WYO – US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke will host a press conference tomorrow about National Parks infrastructure and his initiative to protect and conserve big game migration corridors in the west.

Ryan Zinke

Long and intermediate migration routes of elk, bison, mule deer and other ungulates within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) has a topic of growing concern of late.

The press conference is ahead of the Secretary’s visit to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks where he will host a small delegation of Members of Congress to get a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities within the two parks. The group will conduct internal briefings on a number of issues including deferred maintenance, infrastructure needs, conservation and land management.

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