Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 58-74-3 - Elk Management Plan3.1. An Elk Management Plan has been developed by the Division which will guide the Division's management decisions as it relates to the state's active elk restoration project.3.1.a. The elk management plan will follow an adaptive management approach and the plan will be updated on a 5-year basis.3.1.b. The Division shall solicit public comments on the draft elk management plan and will take public input under consideration prior to finalizing the plan.3.1.c. The elk management plan will include, but is not limited to, the following plan components. 3.1.c.1. Elk biology and life history3.1.c.2. Overview of elk reintroduction feasibility studies3.1.c.3. Designation of an EMA3.1.c.4. Setting of elk population objectives3.1.c.5. Habitat and large landowner GIS-based analysis3.1.c.6. Selection of elk release areas3.1.c.7. Development of disease testing and health monitoring protocols3.1.c.8. Information and educational efforts - promoting public awareness3.1.c.9. Population monitoring protocols and research3.1.c.10. Habitat management efforts3.1.c.11. Strategies to increase public access to EMA3.1.c.12. Approaches to minimize elk/human sociological conflicts