Category Archives: Highway 97 Mortalities

The Highway 97 Mortality study aims to reduce human – mule deer collisions, while providing solutions for increased predation along the wildlife fence.

The Wall of Death: How a Highway Fence Created a Killing Field for Deer

On a cold January morning, as darkness consumed the frost-covered ground, a haunting scene unfolded along a remote stretch of highway in British Columbia. A trail camera, positioned near a highway fence, captured an interaction that epitomizes the harsh realities of life in the wild—a lone mule deer, cornered by a cunning coyote, becomes prey in a brutal struggle for survival.

On a cold January morning, as darkness consumed the frost-covered ground, a haunting scene unfolded along a remote stretch of highway in British Columbia. A trail camera, positioned near a highway fence, captured an interaction that epitomizes the harsh realities of life in the wild—a lone mule deer, cornered by a cunning coyote, becomes prey in a brutal struggle for survival.

Abbotsford Fish & Game Club’s Donation Supports Highway 97 Mule Deer Monitoring Project

Abbotsford Fish & Game Club's Donation Supports Highway 97 Mule Deer Monitoring Project

Hunters for BC would like to thank the Abbotsford Fishing & Game Club for their generous donation of $10,000 to support our conservation efforts on the Highway 97 Pwalxkn (Mule Deer) Monitoring Project and the Penasq (Pennask) Road Rehabilitation and Habitat Enhancement Project. This donation will allow us to purchase more game cameras and begin […]