As increasingly massive fires rock the West's classic elk hideouts, what will it mean for elk and other wildlife-and those of us who shape our lives around them?
"Yeah, the fire just topped the ridge. I'm seeing 600- to 800-foot flame lengths." The radio traffic in the deadpan manner common to professionals who have witnessed many spectacles. Yet there was an edge of amazement in the voice.
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Bugle