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If we could say one thing to describe Cooke City it would be, “old-fashioned.” The town is set in between two mountains on the road that leads in and out of the Northeast entrance of Yellowstone National Park. This is the only road open during the winter so the population significantly decreases, going from about […]

5/23/17 – 8:30 am We were assigned to the main area of town where the park and many tourist shops are. On our way there, we noticed that there are a lot of real estate agencies lining the streets. The plethora of these agencies could say something about the socioeconomic status of the town. While […]

Overview Our question, “what factors contribute to the aging elk population, despite their adequate reproduction?” came from our interest after researching elk and learning more than 50% of the elk population is over 9 years old, and the average elk only lives until about 15 or 16. We were interested then if the elk were […]