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Author Topic: Batch of elk arrive/N.Wis  (Read 1529 times)

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Offline Lee Borgersen

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   :reporter; New batch of Kentucky elk arrive in northern Wisconsin.

4/6/19

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Forty-eight elk made the 14-hour overnight ride from Kentucky and have arrived at their new home in Sawyer County last week as wildlife officials hope to bolster the gene pool and numbers of the northern Wisconsin elk herd.

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The new elk will add to the 200 or so wild elk that roam in and near the Chequamegon National Forest in Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Rusk and Sawyer counties.

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Wisconsin's elk population has grown steadily since the release of 25 Michigan elk in 1995 near the town of Clam Lake in Ashland County. The elk released this year, as well as 31 Kentucky elk released here in 2017, are providing a boost to herd growth and genetics.

"This marks the final chapter in our translocation efforts," said Preston Cole, Wisconsin DNR secretary. "It's been a tremendous project that relied on many great partners, and we're all looking forward to seeing what the future brings for Wisconsin elk and the people who enjoy them."

The long-term goal is a herd of about 1,400 animals in the north, said DNR deer and elk ecologist Kevin Wallenfang. The DNR opted to add more elk after relatively slow growth of the original 1995 animals

The elk will be released from their 7-acre pen later, after a mandatory 120-day quarantine ordered by the U.S. Departm[/b][/size]ent of Agriculture for health testing.

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I've always wondered by MN habitat doesn't support more elk.

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I've always wondered by MN habitat doesn't support more elk.


Maybe there will be more in a few years. Check out this article that talks about reintroducing Elk in NE MN. https://www.twincities.com/2018/12/15/new-elk-herd-minnesota-reintroduced/
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