Continuing Blue Mountain elk study shows contrasting results

Oct. 20—Officials from the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife have released results from the second year of a much-watched elk calf survival study in the Blue Mountains. The findings contrast sharply with the first year of data. During 2021, only about 13% of more than 100 elk calves that were captured, fitted with tracking collars and then released ended up surviving. In year two, …