A Sleigh Ride Among the Elk
Below is a news release from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Another season of bundling up and riding on a horse-drawn sleigh or wagon [...]
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USFS Rolls Out Massive Northwest Forest Plan
Twenty-four million acres. Seventeen national forests. Three states – California, Oregon and Washington. The U.S. Forest Service recently released the draft environmental impact statement for [...]
Wardens Seek Info about Southwest Montana Bull Elk Poaching
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility [...]
Pronghorn Herd Wiped Out on Colorado Roadway
“Heartbreaking!” “Sad.” “Horrible!” Those are just a few of scores of online comments after Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) posted a video showing where 53 [...]
New Study Rejects Claim that Wolves’ Presence Helps Yellowstone Aspen Bounce Back
A new study analyzing 21 years of data challenges the popular belief that gray wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) helped aspen trees recover [...]
Montana Active Forest Management Project Enhances Wildlife Winter Range
Below is a Facebook post from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. In 2024, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation approved $35,000 to assist with this western [...]
Idaho’s First Wildlife Overpass Receives National Recognition
Below is a part of an Idaho Transportation Department news release. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation did not have a funding role in this part [...]
CWD Detected for First Time in Montana’s Ruby Mountains
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Chronic wasting disease was recently detected in an elk on the north end of [...]
Colorado Agriculture, Livestock Groups File Petition to Delay Wolf Introductions
A coalition of 26 agriculture and livestock producers filed a formal petition with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to stop any more wolf releases [...]
Montana Moose Study Highlights How ‘Hunting Is Conservation’
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has long maintained the mantra ‘Hunting Is Conservation’ for many reasons. Among them: Hunting is the main tool used by [...]
Report Sightings of Key Wildlife in Missouri
Below is a news release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Fall in the Missouri outdoors offers some wonderful wildlife viewing for the hundreds of [...]
Florida Becomes 24th State to Approve Right to Hunt Constitutional Amendment
Thanks to 6,932,602 votes or 67 percent of the overall vote, residents in Florida approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to hunt and fish. [...]
Citizen Scientists Needed to Monitor Elk
Not only is Missoula, Montana, home of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation but it is also home to wild-free ranging elk that live in the [...]
RMEF Thanks Supporters, Voters for Defeating Colorado Proposition 127
“The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation wants to thank our members, sponsors and supporters who contributed their time and financial resources to help defeat Proposition 127 [...]