Western governors show wildlife maps

By Scott Sonner

Published December 12, 2013 5:00am ET

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Western governors show wildlife maps — A sample of a new, high-tech wildlife habitat mapping project the Western Governors Association plans to unveil in Las Vegas on Dec. 12 is pictured in this photo taken on a computer at the Nevada Department of Wildlife in Reno. The Crucial Habitat Assessment Tool will pull together in one place maps for 16 western states in the hope of encouraging economic development while protecting the region's environmental treasures, from Puget Sound to the Rocky Mountains. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner). | Scott Sonner

RENO, Nev. — Governors in 16 states are unveiling a high-tech wildlife habitat mapping project they hope will encourage economic development across the West while protecting the region’s environmental treasures from Puget Sound to the Rocky Mountains.

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