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Yellowstone Elk Population Down; Decline Reverberates in Ecosystem

Elk

Elk

A tally by wildlife biologists reveals a decline in the northern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem elk population from 1995 to 2010, as increased predation, ongoing drought, and hunting all took their toll on the numbers -- and in the process caused a ripple effect that also took down the wolf and bear populations as well.

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