The department’s Secretarial Order 3362 sought to foster collaboration among federal agencies, states, private conservation groups, and landowners to identify, improve, and conserve winter range and migration corridors for mule deer, elk, and pronghorn.
The Secretarial Order directed Department of Interior agencies to work with 11 western states to conserve winter range and migration corridors for pronghorn, elk, and mule deer.
In response to the order, FWP created the Montana Action Plan, which outlines research needs for wildlife movement and migration, as well as five priority areas (shown here). FWP and partners have received millions of dollars from this initiative with $1.1 million received in just 2021 for work such as removing fences or securing long term conservation through easement programs.
