‘No More Boundaries’ for Colorado Elk, Hunters
When it comes to conservation, you don’t just check a box and move on. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has a long history of continuing [...]
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RMEF Hosts Bipartisan Effort to Improve Habitat in Migration Corridors
(Left to right: Representative Ryan Zinke and RMEF Chief Conservation Officer Blake Henning) The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation recently rolled out the red carpet for [...]
CSU Banquet – An RMEF Film
Aspen Grady is a senior at Colorado State University, home to the only RMEF student chapter in the nation that holds a fundraising banquet. Despite [...]
RMEF Helps Create New Wildlife Water Sources in New Mexico
Central portions of New Mexico are bone-dry for stretches of the year and that’s challenging for elk, bighorn sheep, mule deer and an array of [...]
Restoring Elk Country – Tomblin WMA, WV
Restoring Elk Country – WV Tomblin WMA Invasive Plant Treatment Returning elk to their historic West Virginia range in 2016 did not mark the end [...]
Wyoming Gray Wolf Report Highlights Decrease in Conflicts, Increase in Population
Below is a news release from the Wyoming Game & Fish Department. Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to achieve all management goals, according to the [...]
Study: Human Resistance to CWD is Strong
A new study shows the human body stands up to chronic wasting disease when its neural tissue is exposed to prions, abnormal proteins that infect [...]
RMEF Denotes Science in Formation of Idaho Elk Management Plan
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation urged adherence to science in comments it made about a new draft of Idaho’s elk management plan. The Idaho Department [...]
Researchers Work to Protect West Virginia’s Elk Herd
Below is a news release from West Virginia University. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has a conservation history dating back to 1997 in the Mountain [...]
Mystery Solved: Mountain Lion Takes Down Transplanted Colorado Wolf
It turns out a mountain lion did it. After several weeks of uncertainty surrounding the death of a wolf captured in Oregon but transplanted into [...]
Grizzlies Attack Hunter in Canada, Visitor in Wyoming
Grizzly bears attacked two different men in two different countries over a three-day span. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police report that a grizzly attacked a [...]
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in California
Below is a news release from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected for the first time in [...]
Arizona Outdoor Hall of Fame to Induct RMEF Volunteer
A Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation life member with a long history of volunteering is among eight people to be inducted into the Arizona Outdoor Hall [...]
$17 Billion Reasons Why Hunting Is Conservation
Lifetime funding for conservation generated by excise taxes on guns, ammunition and archery equipment now tops $17 billion. “The entire firearm and ammunition industry celebrates [...]
Kentucky Elk Biologist Receives RMEF Excellence in Elk Country Award
Photo info: Dan Crank (right) straps a tracking collar onto one of the many elk he and Charlie Logsdon (left) captured in 2001 and 2002 [...]