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🌱 What Hailey and Ketchum residents should do when elk fill their streets

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  • What Hailey and Ketchum residents should do when elk fill their streets

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  • Thursday: Very warm with plenty of sun, with a high of 79 and low of 44 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• 7 States Where Elk Are Moving Into Suburbs (discoverwildscience.com) — Hailey and Ketchum residents are seeing elk move into town during cold snaps, using side streets, lawns, and creek bottoms as winter refuges, which raises risks for collisions and stressed animals. Wildlife experts urge simple steps like leaving gaps in backyard fencing, securing hay, keeping dogs in when elk appear, and adjusting plowing routes to reduce surprise encounters.
   

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