THE STATE GAME AND FISH DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING THE DEATHS OF MORE THAN 100 ELK. THE DIE-OFF WAS REPORTED TUESDAY AND THE DEAD ELK WERE LATER DISCOVERED NORTH OF LAS VEGAS IN NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO.
THE DEPARTMENT'S WILDLIFE DISEASE SPECIALIST SAYS THEY'RE LOOKING INTO ALL POSSIBLE CAUSES. HE SAYS AERIAL SURVEYS INDICATE THE DIE-OFF SEEMS TO BE CONFINED TO A RELATIVELY SMALL AREA. HE SAYS THE ELK WERE NOT SHOT BY POACHERS.
