Afognak Island elk study looks at balancing logging with game management

Roosevelt elk, the type of elk found on Afognak Island. (Creative Commons photo by Dan Dzurisin/Flickr
A study of elk and bears on an island in the Kodiak Archipelago will try to help balance game management and logging.
http://kmxt.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Elk-Study-Desroches-July-25.mp3The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and its partners, including Kodiak area Native corporations, are at the beginning of a two-and-a-half year, $1.8 million study on Afognak Island.
Researchers hope it