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Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week…

Videos

Elk Mountain Project - An RMEF Film

Facing a long-standing public access dilemma in central Idaho, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation worked with a landowner to acquire and convey a small 23-acre parcel to the Bureau of Land Management. By doing so, the effort opened the door to 13,000 acres of almost totally land-locked public land behind it. 

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Herd Impact

Husband and wife ranchers Emry Birdwell and Deborah Clark have been going against the grain of North Texas ranching for decades – hiding their ability to raise many, many more cattle per acre than any of their neighbors. They are a fiery couple, prone to snips as they get their field work done – they are in their 60s, and run the 14,000 acre place on their own, sometimes with one extra hand. Filmed in Henrietta, Texas

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Articles

Some articles we've been reading this week...

Wyoming elk occupancy agreements aim to rein in cattle conflicts — Public News Service

Wyoming’s practice of feeding elk over winters is a century old but the spread of disease has increased concerns. Now, the Greater Yellowstone

Michigan zoo elk sheds antlers as wide as 5 people standing side by side — MLive.com

Published: Apr. 01, 2025 Emmett the elk, a resident of Potter Park Zoo in Lansing, shed his massive rack last week. The antlers are five-people wide and weigh 13 pounds each. LANSING, MI – Emmett the elk lost his humongous antlers last week in the annual spring shed. Potter Park Zoo announced Thursday that its bull, Emmett, had shed his rack. The Facebook post includes a photo of five zookeepers - Adrianna Davidson, Jazzmin Wipf, Gabbi Dorn, Kim Hernandez and Autumn Keller - holding the set. And

Experts dispute claim dire wolf brought back from extinction — BBC News

Independent experts say three white wolf puppies are not dire wolves, as claimed by US company Colossal

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