Season 2: Episode 53: Wildlife Corridors, Migration, and Big Game Conservation with Casey Stemler.

Wildlife migration is one of the most fascinating, and urgent, challenges in modern conservation. Today we’re joined by Casey Stemler, former U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service leader and architect of the national Wildlife Corridor & Big Game Migration Initiative (Secretarial Order 3362). Casey’s background spans wildlife biology, policy development, and federal leadership, making him uniquely qualified to explain how major landscape-scale conservation happens. We discuss: Why wildlife corridors matter for elk, deer, pronghorn, and even squirrels & frogs How species movement is shaped by highways, development, and winter range loss The origin story of Secretarial Order 3362 and how it survived multiple administrations Federal-state partnerships, tribal roles, and how collaboration, not authority, drives success The growing concern for pronghorn movement and declining migratory bird populations How sportsmen, NGOs, and the public can engage in conservation policy at local, state & federal levels   This is a deep dive into how policy bridges science and on-the-ground wildlife work, and why migration connectivity is one of the most impactful conservation frontiers of our time.   Resources Mentioned & Places to Get Involved: Wildlife Management Institute: https://wildlifemanagement.institute. Outdoor Stewards of Conservation Foundation: https://www.outdoorstewards.org. Western Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies: https://wafwa.org. Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation: https://congressionalsportsmen.org. Safari Club International: https://safariclub.org.   #wildlifecorridors #migration #conservation #biggame #ElkMigration #pronghorn #HabitatConnectivity #conservationpodcast #fishandwildlife #SecretarialOrder3362 #wildlife #wildlifemanagement #HighwayCrossings #connectingwithconservation #wildlifemanagementinstitute #conservationfunding #fws #conservationstewards