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Scientists collect DNA from wildlife in Bitterroot

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Published December 19, 2012 9:49pm ET
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Scientists collect DNA from wildlife in Bitterroot
This undated photo shows that after placing an electronic collar around the neck of a cow elk, biologists work to take other samples before the animal awakens during a recent elk capturing operation in the southern Bitterroot Valley in Montana. Biologists will begin fanning out across the region to begin gathering information about mountain lions as part of three year study. (AP Photo/U.S. Fish, Wildlife and Parks, via Ravalli Republic ) | Courtesy of U.S. Fish Wildlife and Parks

HAMILTON, Mont. (AP) — Mountain lions in the southern reaches of the Bitterroot Valley will soon be donating their DNA for the cause of science.

Most of the big cats involved in the new study won’t feel much more than a temporary sting to their thick hide as a result.

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