Livin' the Wildlife: Rocky Mountain Elk

Learn more about elk in Colorado:
http://cpw.state.co.us/elk

Colorado boasts the largest elk herd in North America. But elk were near extinction in the early 1900s. Thanks to conservation programs and sportsmen, elk populations have soared in the last 50 years.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife, in cooperation with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and other conservation groups, conducts research, protects key winter range and migration corridors and improves habitat to ensure Colorado’s elk herds remain abundant for future generations. Because CPW does not receive general tax dollars, hunters fund conservation programs for elk and other species throughout Colorado.