Wildlife officials and climbers rescue a bull elk after the animal became entangled in a rope at an ice climbing area in Lake City, southwestern Colorado, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

For 36 hours last month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife Biologist Eric Vannatta rode in a McDonnell Douglas 500 helicopter as a part of a team tasked with counting the number of elk ranging in the ...

Each year, the Montana Wildlife Federation honors exceptional conservation efforts across our state. This year's award recipients include Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks staff who were honored for ...

Lessons learned on the streets of Bemidji could soon help the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa reintroduce elk to northeast Minnesota. Over the past two years, graduate students led by Dr.

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Elk can be found in multiple habitats, including forests and mountains, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Elk are part of the deer family, and males can weight between 700 and 1,100 pounds.

When a biologist with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife heard a Rocky Mountain elk had been spotted south of Lake Tahoe — an area rarely inhabited by elk — he saw an opportunity ...

The genetic trait only occurs in about one in 100,000 elk. The town of Estes Park is home to upwards of 3,000 elk, so interactions with wildlife occur daily.

Wildlife enthusiasts are driving or hiking here once more, hoping to observe the mammoth animals that weigh between 700 and 1,100 pounds. Because of overhunting and habitat loss, elk disappeared ...

LAKE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Wildlife officials and several climbers rescued a bull elk by lowering it down a cliff after the animal became entangled in a rope at a popular ice climbing area in ...

For 36 hours last month, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Biologist Eric Vannatta rode in a McDonnell Douglas 500 helicopter as a part of a team tasked with counting the number of elk ranging in the ...

Between 2015 and 2022, the state’s wildlife agency recorded the Bears Ears Elk herd’s population at between 15,000 and 24,000 animals each year.