Massive wildlife die-offs occur in Northern Rockies
Posted by feww on May 2, 2011
Big-game animals record die-offs in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming
Harsh winter, heavy snows and sustained freeze [dividends of climate change] in the Northern Rockies caused the record die-offs
“Elk, deer and moose—those animals are having a pretty tough time,” said a Wyoming Game and Fish biologist.
Rocky Mountain Bull Elk. Image credit: Mongo
“Wildlife managers estimate die-offs in the tens of thousands across thousands of square miles that span prairie in northeastern Montana, the upper Snake River basin in Idaho near Yellowstone National Park and the high country of northwestern Wyoming near the exclusive resort of Jackson.” Said a report.
The estimated mortality rate among mule deer fawns in a wildlife management reserve near McCall in central Idaho jumped to 90 percent this winter, 4 and a half times the average annual rate, the report added.
Die-offs are occurring in the tens of thousands across a vast area measuring several thousand square miles from prairie in northeastern Montana, to the upper Snake River basin in Idaho near Yellowstone National Park and the high country of northwestern Wyoming. More …
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