The BIG Issues
Securing land for these animals and
monitoring their progress is of highest priority!
With Phase One of the Sudbury Elk
Restoration's goals successfully behind us, we enter Phase Two with a
number of issues demanding attention. Phase Two is aimed at
securing a safe habitat for these majestic animals and monitoring their
progress.
A secure habitat must contain proper
food, shelter, and safety to be called secure. The Burwash/French River
area of Northern Ontario is supplying much of the first two items on
that list. It's up to us to make certain of the third!
Some of the issues facing the new elk
herd include the dangers of
- winter kill,
- predation,
- drowning,
- road and train track kills,
- highway expansion,
- hunting/poaching,
- healthy food supply,
- disease,
- land development
Second to this vital goal is that of
monitoring the animals we have now and making sure their environment is
meeting their needs. Ongoing tracking of the animals and research into
their lives is desperately important to ensure we do not lose the
animals for future generations.
Sudbury Elk
Restoration