Restoring Elk Country – Eastern Elk Habitat Enhancement
Prior to 1997, there were zero established, wild, free-ranging elk herds in the Appalachian Mountains, except in Pennsylvania. Today, there are growing elk numbers there [...]
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Elk Take Stress in Stride
Anxiety, strain, pressure, tension and annoyance all add up to stress. We all feel it, but did you know big game animals do, too? A [...]
Elk Captured in Montana’s Crazy Mountains Test Negative for Brucellosis
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is a longtime supporter of this effort. Montana Fish, [...]
Colorado Conservation Agreement Helps Migrating Elk, Mule Deer
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently surpassed nine million lifetime acres of conserved or enhanced wildlife habitat. Below is one of RMEF’s many land conservation [...]
More than 200 Big-Game Migrations Now Mapped Across American West
Below is a news release from the University of Wyoming. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supplied funding throughout this six-year effort. Wildlife managers, scientists and [...]
RMEF Advances Legislative, Conservation Priorities in Montana
Perhaps the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is best known for its conservation, public access, habitat enhancement and wildlife management work. However, staffers spend considerable time [...]
Montana Expands Study of South Fork Elk Herds to Bob Marshall Wilderness
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supplied funding for the study. This winter, Montana Fish, [...]
Collaborative Conservation Effort Expands Tennessee Elk Range, Public Access
(Photo credit: Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency) MISSOULA, Mont. — The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation helped the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) add two tracts totaling [...]
Bill to Limit Montana Conservation Easements Tabled
A bill designed to limit the effectiveness of conservation easements in Montana by limiting their lengths will not advance forward after testimony by the Rocky [...]
Withdrawal of National Old-Growth Forest Amendment a Win for Wildlife
Thanks to concerns expressed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and others, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) withdrew plans to implement a nationwide rule to [...]
RMEF Supports Bills Delisting Wolves and Grizzlies
Representative Tom Tiffany (R-WI) and Representative Lauren Boebert (R-CO) led 30 members of Congress in reintroducing a bill that would delist gray wolves, returning the [...]
Research Focuses on Montana Elk Populations
Below is a Facebook post from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supplies funding support for this research project. Montana Fish, [...]
Tex Creek, ID – onX Public Access Project
The Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area in southeast Idaho has 34,000 acres of habitat for a wide range of wildlife ranging from elk, mule deer [...]
Saving Our Rangelands – The Urgent Battle Against Invasive Grasses
Below is an op-ed by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and eight other partner organizations posted by Cowboy State Daily. Wyoming’s healthy, productive rangelands underpin [...]
Fencing Fund Helps Montana Wildlife, Ranchers
Below is a news release from the Property and Environment Research Center. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation supplied funding for the project. The Property and [...]