Wiser with Age: Elk Adjust Behavior to Avoid Hunters
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A new study shows that female elk get wiser as they age, and use that wisdom to remain elusive and avoid hunters.
Female elk in parts of Alberta, B.C. have learned to become almost ‘invulnerable’ to hunters: study
Global News,
Once they reach nine or 10 years of age, female elk have usually learned to outsmart their main predators — human hunters — and…
Older female elk 'virtually bulletproof' as they learn to avoid hunters
MSN,
After seven years of studying the movements and behaviours of female elk, University of Alberta researchers discovered they…
Older female elk 'virtually bulletproof' as they learn to avoid hunters
Edmonton Sun,
After seven years of studying the movements and behaviours of female elk, University of Alberta researchers discovered they…