The Guardian: Americans’ love of hiking has driven elk to the brink, scientists say
Elk are one of the largest species within the deer family. The majestic brown animals have dotted hundreds of square miles of slopes and valleys in Colorado. Biologists used to count over 1,000 head of elk from the air near Vail on their annual elk count. This year, however, they only saw fifty-three elk. Their notes read: “Very few elk, not even many tracks. Lots of backcountry skiing tracks.“ Source: Humanity ‘Sleepwalking towards the edge of a cliff’: 60% of earth’s wildlife wiped out since 1970 Wildlife managers are quick to point out that the reason isn’t what you...
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