beejean Tue 03 May 2011, 1:03 am
Northern Animals Struck by Large Die-Off Rate News StoryBy Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho | Sun May 1, 2011 1:59pm EDT
(Reuters) - A record number of big-game animals perished this winter in parts of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming from a harsh season of unusually heavy snows and sustained cold in the Northern Rockies, state wildlife managers say.
"Elk, deer and moose -- those animals are having a pretty tough time," said Wyoming Game and Fish biologist Doug Brimeyer.
Snow and frigid temperatures in pockets of Idaho, Montana and Wyoming arrived earlier and lingered longer than usual, extending the time that wildlife were forced to forage on low reserves for scarce food, leading more of them to starve.
Comment: I'm very sorry to
read this about the wildlife in our lands. I felt very worried and confused when seeing the vision but did not understand how to affect the situation through prayer because I did not understand the problems the animals were facing ... only knew the problems to be large.