"There are more than 8,000 wildlife-vehicle collisions annually in Wyoming. That is 21 wildlife collisions every day. The Wyoming Department of Transportation estimates an average of $11,600 in injury and property damage costs per big game collision...
Loghry penned an essay for the Wildlife Crossings Work website, and it was that essay that won the competition, which earned him a free plate that was awarded to him by Governor Gordon on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at the Oil and Gas Commission building in Casper.
With an average vehicle registration costing a couple hundred dollars, the state could theoretically be losing out on hundreds of thousands of dollars in fees each year.