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Article: WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE TO BEGIN WINTER FEEDING FOR MOUNT ST. HELENS ELK
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 16, 2008
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The Washington state Department of Fish and Wildlife issued the following news release:
A stretch of cold and wet winter weather - beginning with December rainstorms and floods - has prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to initiate a winter feeding program for elk in the Mount St. Helens Wildlife Area.
To help the animals survive the winter, WDFW will begin feeding hay this month to more than 400 elk gathered in the 2,744-acre wildlife area at the base of Mount St. Helens, said Steve Pozzanghera, deputy assistant wildlife director for the department.
Like last year, the feeding program is designed to serve as a stop-gap measure until the St. Helens elk herd - the ...