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Figure 4. Total number of mule deer moving south to north (spring migration) and north tosouth (fall migration). Peak spring movements occurred in mid-March and early-May, whilepeak fall movements occurred in mid-December.Figure 5. Number and time of day that mule deer moved through underpasses during a 10-day peak sample period during the spring and fall migrations.Underpass Use by Other WildlifeBetween December 2008 and May 2010, we recorded 499 elk (Cervus elaphus), 39 pronghorn (Antilocapraamericana), 13 coyotes (Canis latrans), 38 bobcats (Felis rufus), 5 badgers (Taxidea taxus), 8 moose (Alces alces), 1raccoon (Procyon lotor), and 1 cougar (Felis concolor) move through the underpasses (Table 2; Fig. 6). Most elk, moose,and pronghorn use occurred at the milepost 30.50 underpass.Reducing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions 213 ICOET 2011 Proceedings