elk population

collocation in English

meaningsofelkandpopulation

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elk
noun[C]
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/elk/us
/elk/
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a large deer with brownish-red fur and large antlers (= horns like branches) that lives in the forests of ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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As the wolf population in the park has grown, theelkpopulation, their favored prey, has declined.
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Theelkpopulationreaches its peak in the winter with an average of 670.
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There is extensive wildlife, including a largeelkpopulation.
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Theelkpopulationat some 12,000 head, makes up for the sparse people population.
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The report also supported the concept of carrying capacity, and the idea that theelkpopulationcould be actively managed to restore its natural balance.
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Elkpopulationcontrol methods continued for more than 30 years.
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Theelkpopulationwould increase for several years only to decline due to illegal hunting practices.
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When the wolves were eradicated and hunting eliminated, theelkpopulationboomed.
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By 1895, habitat loss and poaching had reduced theelkpopulationto only 28.
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The region is home to a tuleelkpopulation.
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Critics claim that the construction will decrease the number of visitors to the park, and threaten the habitat and feeding grounds of the localelkpopulation.
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Theelkpopulationthen rebounded.
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As elk populations rose, the quality of the range declined affecting many other animals.
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This included managing high elk populations, which had inhibited new vegetation growth.
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They were reintroduced to restore the ecosystem stability that they provide as top predators, including managing high elk populations, which had inhibited new vegetation growth.
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Over the succeeding decades, elk populations grew so large that they unbalanced the local ecosystem.
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Efforts to eliminate infectious diseases from elk populations, largely through vaccination, have had mixed success.
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