Memo to File Concerning 2016 Elk Management Plan Implementation

Wind Cave National Park is continuing to manage elk in accordance with the 2009 Elk Management Plan EIS. The preferred alternative (B) was implemented beginning in 2010. Unfortunately, the Park has not been able to reduce its elk population to within management targets (232 -475 elk) during this period. The EMP/EIS stated that if population goals were not achieved within two years of implementation of the preferred alternative, the Park needed to implement other alternatives. As such, we will begin implementing Alternative D in the Fall/Winter of 2016/2017. For more information, see attached Memo to Files and Environmental Consequences.

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