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- 1National Elk Refuge faces questions over elk feeding and water quality▼National Elk Refuge fields questions about what feeding elk could mean for Jackson Hole’s water
The National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is answering public questions about how its practice of feeding elk each winter may be affecting local water. Concerns center on whether concentrated elk populations and feed areas could influence water quality in the valley, and officials have been addressing residents' questions about the environmental consequences of the long-running feeding program.