On May 11 and 12, 2004, the Utah Department of Transportation sponsored a workshop to identify major sections of Utah's highways that serve to disrupt wildlife connectivity. This workshop was attended by representatives from the Utah Department of Transportation, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and several private consulting and conservation groups. During the workshop, and subsequently in some of the DWR offices, 64 separate connectivity zones that are bisected by Utah's highways were identified. From this, it is estimated that 37 miles of Utah's roads and freeways cross through connectivity areas considered critically important to wildlife, 83 miles of roads cross through high priority areas, and 973 miles cross through moderate priority areas. Each of these connectivity zones are described in detail in the Appendix to this report.
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