Study: Y’stone wolves don’t harm elk pregnancy

Published June 11, 2013 3:52pm ET



CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wolves don’t appear to startle female elk that range east of Yellowstone National Park sufficiently or frequently enough during the winter to cause them to lose weight and reduce their ability to carry fetuses to birth in the springtime, according to a study released Tuesday.

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