So they already made it to Interstate 94 :rolleyes: Funny how the DNR said that wouldn't happen because the "prime habitat" was to the east and that is where the release sight was.
So they already made it to Interstate 94 :rolleyes: Funny how the DNR said that wouldn't happen because the "prime habitat" was to the east and that is where the release sight was.
One was killed by a car(that makes 2 now) and the other by the Black River wolf pack(the wolf kill was found to have brainworm when they did a necropsy, to my knowledge it was the only one that was "sick").
Back in mid-April, before the live release, 5 elk(1 adult cow and 4 calves) died in the holding pen of Babesiosis, which is a tick-borne illness. The ones that were killed after the live release were killed by car, wolf, and car. The wolf kill was necropsied and was found to have brain worm.
In Minnesota there is an emphasis on lowering the deer herd size in the moose range to reduce brainworm infection.
Just a warning for deer hunters and Minnesota is working on a proposal to introduce elk to an area near Duluth. I am not sure if I like the idea of introducing the elk.