MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says wolves continue to thin a herd of elk in west-central Wisconsin. The agency says the herd in Jackson County was cut to 17 animals after wolves killed three elk in January. DNR wildlife director Tom Hauge says that as of this past week, the herd had seven bulls, seven cows and three calves. In August, 23 elk were released from a holding pen in Black River State Forest. One elk was killed by wolves in September, and two others died in vehicle collisions. Hauge says the wolf predation was attributed to one wolf pack. The DNR moved elk from Kentucky to Jackson County last spring in hopes of establishing a second herd in the state.
