The elk moved onto Mount Jumbo a few weeks ago, but Friday marks the official closure date to protect Missoula’s urban winter range residents ... the Mount Jumbo elk herd can join the volunteer ...

is the focus of the winter reduction, the park service monitors two other herds. The park has radio-collared elk in those two northern herds, Jarding said. Those herds have been more impacted by ...

Estes Park is Colorado's elk viewing capital in fall. In winter, that crown is worn by ... "About 95% of the herd doesn’t go any farther than Loveland,'' said Clayton Brossart, Colorado Parks ...

The closures are also in place to help increase the elk herd's chance for winter survival. The Upper Mount Dean Stone Preserve Trails are closed to dogs until May 1. The Mount Jumbo North Zone is ...

Not because of winter conditions, but because at times a large herd of elk can consume the fairway of several of the wildlife's favorite holes. Brook Bell, head pro at the city-owned golf course ...

there’s still a lot of private ground — many millions of acres — that elk herds rely on to survive, especially in the winter. There’s even been research quantifying how much unprotected ...

“The ongoing issues for the Grand Mesa elk herd are primarily around elk winter ranges,” the Parks and Wildlife document says. “Elk winter ranges on the Grand Mesa have been affected by ...