Record #:

3523

Author(s):

Foushee, Rodney

Abstract:

By the mid-1800s, elk were eliminated from the state. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park and other agencies are conducting studies to see if elk can be reintroduced in the park. If the report is favorable, fifty elk will be released in 1998.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 61 Issue 11, Nov 1997, p32, il

Subject(s):

Elk; Wildlife reintroduction--North Carolina, Western