COLUMBIA — Eleven of the 49 elk captured in Kentucky and targeted for relocation to Missouri have escaped, died of stress, been euthanized after injury or released.
Number of elk trapped for Missouri relocation down to 38
Stress, injury and escape cause numbers to drop
Saturday, February 19, 2011 | 5:15 p.m. CST;
updated 1:55 a.m. CST, Sunday, February 20, 2011
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