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Elk migrating in Tex Creek, Idaho

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Aerial view of many robust elk walk in a tight line up a snow-covered hill
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GPS collars deployed on elk in the Tex Creek herd between 2007 and 2009 revealed that the herd migrates an average of 40 miles between their summer and winter ranges within the Caribou Range of the Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area in Idaho.

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