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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Wisconsin’s Elk Herd Has Reached an Important Milestone
	Category:		Government & Organizations
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	Publish Date:		2018-03-22 09:31:55
	Description:		After an extended absence, Wisconsin’s elk reintroduction efforts have brought the population levels to a healthy enough level to allow a very small elk harvest this fall. In this episode of Wildlife Matters , the Masked Biologist takes a brief look at Wisconsin’s largest mammal. The story of elk in Wisconsin dates back to pre-European settlement, when they ranged across much of the state, not to mention much of North America. They were extirpated, meaning their population was reduced to zero, by overharvest and loss of habitat in the mid to late 1800s. Today, elk are back in Wisconsin. Starting with 25 animals brought into the state in 1995, the population has increased to slightly over 200 animals today. They were introduced in northern Wisconsin near Clam Lake on the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest. They have been extensively studied, carefully managed, and intensively tended. Over the last 20+ years, Wisconsin’s wildlife professionals have learned a lot about how to manage elk,
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