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Showing Original Post only (View all)Wolves slaughter 19 elk in 'sport killing' [View all]
Source: CNN
In what appears to be a case of "sport killing," a pack of wolves slaughtered a herd of elk in one night, Wyoming wildlife officials said Friday.
Nineteen elk, mostly calves, were found dead several days ago at a feeding ground near Bondurant, a town southeast of Jackson, said John Lund of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. A contractor delivering feed to the herd discovered the dead animals.
Lund said wildlife officials are concerned because wolves usually eat what they kill or come back later to feed.
There are about 1,100 elk in the area, he said, and about 7% of the population has been lost to wolves this winter.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/25/us/wyoming-wolf-pack-elk-slaughter/index.html
Had no idea this kind of thing happened.
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Yes, it does. Ranchers have the same experience. Sometimes with packs of dogs, too.
Yo_Mama
Mar 2016
#2
Yes, and the article I read said it worked - that the elk moved higher and the vegetation regrew
Yo_Mama
Mar 2016
#6
The week following katrina I volunteered for a four week stint with the Red Cross......
Old Vet
Mar 2016
#35
I'm pretty sure this is exactly how at least 4 bad TV mini-series have started.
Socal31
Mar 2016
#12
We've been BSed by our DOI/BLM 'management' many times. They will fence off water and claim wildlife
Sunlei
Mar 2016
#34
Domestic cats do this all the time, they will hunt for fun even though they are not hungry.
Odin2005
Mar 2016
#25
Why drop feed for 'wild' elk? They aren't wild if they're getting fed. And feeding elk
KittyWampus
Mar 2016
#27
were the 19 calves fenced in? why didn't they run off? and why were paid "contractors" feeding them.
Sunlei
Mar 2016
#33
Americans have a right to observe our Federal Gov. at work. If they're fencing in wildlife & feeding
Sunlei
Mar 2016
#45