With cow elk calving happening around Montana, we hope to see more calves in elk herds than in recent years. (Click HERE to see some fantastic pictures and a video of a cow helping her calf stand within minutes of being born.)
To help determine the cause of the decline of the elk calf survival rate in parts of the Bitterroot, a study was started in 2011 by FWP and is on its final month. The video below, filmed by FWP biologist Jay Kolbe, shows Quentin Kujala, releasing a newly-tagged calf back to its mom, that is waiting for her little one no more than 50 yards away…
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