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The Conservation Commission is "importing" some food
I'm usually a big fan of Missouri's conservation department
not so much here:
Jul 16, 2010 5:08 PM EDT
Missouri resumes plans for restoring wild elk
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Plans to bring wild elk to Missouri are back on track.
The state Conservation Commission decided Friday to resume a planning process to place elk around the Peck Ranch Conservation Area in southern Missouri's Carter, Shannon and Reynolds counties.
The commission studied the feasibility of restoring Missouri's elk population 10 years ago. But those efforts were suspended because of concerns about chronic wasting disease and inadequate habitat.
Conservation Department Director Bob Ziehmer (ZEE'-mer) says elk habitat on public lands has improved since then. He says there also is a better understanding of chronic wasting disease.
Gov. Jay Nixon praised the commission's decision. He says restoring elk could help tourism and hunting.
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-look out Winona, Ellington, Chicopee and Fremont driving could get dicey
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