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Show Rood llilh Tcfce lcl ef Dscr Ilsrd Every spring, Utah canyons are the sights of increased deer movement and subsequent subse-quent "road kills" increase dramatically. It is a difficult problem to solve. It is a tragic way of losing deer that have managed to survive the rigors of winter. A Division of Wildlife Resources officer traveling from Salt Lake to Manti recently, reported seeing four road-kill deer in Spanish Fork Canyon and an additional five dead deer in the area just south of Manti-all in just one night. In the Manti area, three of the deer were does that were carrying embryos of fawns that would in all probability have been born in the early summer. During the middle and late spring, warm weather and melting snows prod the deer to move back to higher elevations where they spend the summer months. Diets change from eating substantial amounts of bark to succulent, green plants. The black asphalt highways absorb the heat of the warming days and, in turn, pass the warmth along to the soil on roadsides. The warmer soil promotes faster growth of green plants which attract the hungry deer. The problem is a t','- t'af. recurring spring-:-: y, ;, -nt. Every Utahn c !f ' r- b v slowing down an, v.en watchful eye while . in known deer crossing a"d canyons. |
