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Researchers search for an elk calf near Pilgrim Creek in Sanders County. (MT Fish, Wildlife and Parks)

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Researchers seek answers in the case of Northwest Montana’s disappearing elk
April 6, 2025 midnight

Researchers seek answers in the case of Northwest Montana’s disappearing elk

Researchers searched the dense underbrush for any sign of the newborn elk calf. It was important they find the young animal in the next 72 hours, before it gained full use of its gangly legs and the window for safe capture closed.