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Where are sheep and elk?

Editor: I read of Bow Valley wolves looking for food in campgrounds. I have been going to Banff every spring and fall for several years. The first few years I saw an abundance of sheep and elk. The last few years, the numbers have been dwindling.

Editor: I read of Bow Valley wolves looking for food in campgrounds.

I have been going to Banff every spring and fall for several years. The first few years I saw an abundance of sheep and elk. The last few years, the numbers have been dwindling.

This June, I did not see a single sheep, even out at Minnewanka. I saw a handful of elk. Are the sheep and elk herds smaller, and if so, does that play into the wolves turning to new food supplies?

Vivian Gerow,

Tappen, B.C.

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