In little more than a century Montana’s elk herd has grown from near extinction to a population that now greatly exceeds wildlife management objectives. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Boulder – Rocky Mountain National Park expects to spend as much as $18 million to reduce its elk herd by shooting some and dispersing the others. The ...

Elk are members of the Cervidae family, which includes caribou, deer and moose. Like their relatives, elk have massive antlers and long legs with cloven hooves. Elk tend to be broader than deer, but ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. One of the largest ...