Summary
MOUNT ST. HELENS WILDLIFE AREA More than 25 years after its eruption turned this river valley into moonscape, elk living in the shadow of Mount St. Helens are starving to death at a rate that has alarmed many observers.
This winter's elk die-off was the highest recorded by state wildlife managers in seven years, and some critics say the survivors are so undernourished and the forage so poor that another major winter kill could be on the way.See the full content of this document
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Die-Off of St. Helens Elk Provokes Anger, Criticism
State officials have responding by bumping up the number of hunting permits and pledging to speed up their sweeping management plan for the thousands of elk here...
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