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Archive Home > 2006 > September > 02 > Cougar attacks on elks rising

Cougar attacks on elks rising

Tracking device tells researchers when calves die

By Dick Mason / The Bulletin
September 2, 2006

LA GRANDE - The numbers are stunning.

Over the past 12 years, the percentage of elk calves in Union and Wallowa counties that have survived to their first birthday has declined dramatically.

Once, it was common to see survival rates of 30 percent to 35 percent. Survival rates the last five years....

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