After hearing hours of testimony overwhelmingly in favor of protecting the “Path of the Pronghorn” antelope migration route, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission on Wednesday voted to recognize it as a designated migration corridor.

The Path of the Pronghorn is a network of migratory routes that thousands of antelope trek every spring and fall, as they move between summer range near Grand Teton National Park and winter range near Rock Springs.

The authority to designate the path of the pronghorn as a protected migratory route doesn’t rest with the commission, but instead with Gov. Mark Gordon.

The next step will probably be for Gordon to appoint a working group to delve into the details of a possible designation. That group will likely include representatives from various stakeholders –

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