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California elks will be sent to roam free
Los Banos, California - Dozens of tule elk will be sent to areas where they can roam freely, from the northern Coast Ranges to the southern Sierra Nevada, in an attempt to restore a native California species that has rebounded from the brink of extinction.
State and federal wildlife officials captured about 35 elk Wednesday from the San Luis National Wildlife Refuge, a fenced-in range that is surrounded by farm land about 80 miles northwest of Fresno. The animals will be moved through Thursday.