Invasive grasses threaten mule deer but strategic action can turn tide, UW research shows

Invasive grasses threaten mule deer but strategic action can turn tide, UW research shows

LARAMIE, Wyo. — If the spread of cheatgrass and other annual invasive grasses is left unchecked, mule deer will lose key habitat in northeast Wyoming, a new University of Wyoming study suggests. The study, published this week in the journal Rangeland Ecology & Management, found that mule deer avoid places where invasive annual grasses, such as cheatgrass, are overtaking sagebrush and grassland habitats. If the spread of these weeds goes unchecke…