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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is urging drivers to be alert for birds of prey that are seeking food along the highway this time of year due to snow-covered ground.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, in partnership with the National Weather Service, reminds winter enthusiasts that ice should never be considered safe and ice conditions vary, especially with changing weather.

Wildlife follow the same three basic strategies to make it through the tough winter months. From birds that migrate south, to bears that cozy up and snooze the winter away, to moose that stick it out in the cold, wildlife approach winter using familiar tactics.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board will hold five public hearings in January on proposed changes to fishing regulations.