Aging elk learn to stay clear of hunters
Mark Boyce couldn’t help but notice the difference in the elk he was studying in Alberta. When hunting season arrived, their behavior visibly changed. As the ...
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Lawsuit halts changes to big game habitat management
Following litigation by a coalition of wildlife and sportsmens groups, the U.S. Forest Service has dropped changes to a decades-long big game habitat management ...
Male elk linger while females disperse after reintroduction
Male animals typically roam farther than females, defending large territories or traveling in search of mates. But in some cases, all it takes to reverse that ...
JWM study: Mountain lions dominate elk calf mortality
Mountain lions and black bears and wolves — oh my! Researchers recently wanted to determine the role of these three carnivores in the recent decline in elk calf ...
Flat river valleys serve as hotspot for mountain wildlife
When renowned conservation leader Harvey Locke hiked through the Flathead River Valley with TWS member Ric Hauer in 2008, he already knew the area was a hotspot for ...
Surf’s up for big game in Wyoming
Researchers have known for quite a while that migrating ungulates spend their winters lower where it’s warmer and their summers higher up on mountain tops where ...
Game not always umbrella species for conservation
Conserving game species may not always provide trickle-down benefits for all species in ecosystems, according to new research. Sometimes, the effects of sustaining ...
JWM study: Elk habitat overlaps with likely anthrax outbreaks
Anthrax, a deadly spore-forming bacterial disease, has been around for quite some time. In fact, it’s one of the first diseases that a vaccine was developed for ...
How Pennsylvania Manages Its Wild Elk
Tens of thousands of hunters and wildlife advocates across Pennsylvania recently met at the Great Outdoor Elk Expo to discuss management and conservation of the ...