Culling the Elk

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by Jesse Speer

by Jesse Speer

by Jesse Speer

by Jesse Speer

"Park Service hopes to kill hundreds of elk a year [and], make sure they don't feel "threatened" by Rebecca Boyle, in The Tribune

The Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) and the Colorado Wildlife Commission said Thursday that Rocky Mountain National Park's decision to reduce elk numbers in the park with sharpshooters should rely instead on qualified volunteers. by the Colorado Hunting Club.

Columnist Charlie Meyers applauds the National Park Service's decision to use "select sharpshooters" to cull the elk overpopulation problem in Rocky Mountain National Park. in the Denver Post.

"The elk population that roams and sometimes rampages through the delicate landscape of Rocky Mountain National Park is out of control and will be reduced through a program that will use sharpshooters to cull the herd, park officials said" New York Times.

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