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Thune: Wind Cave campground to remain open

May 17, 2013 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) U.S. Sen. John Thune says the National Park Service has reversed a decision to close a campground at Wind Cave National Park in southwestern South Dakota. Continue Reading

Wind Cave to close campground due to budget cuts

March 10, 2013 in The Daily Republic

WIND CAVE NATIONAL PARK (AP) Wind Cave National Park has closed a campground as it begins implementing 5 percent across-the-board cut in its operating budget due to automatic budget cuts.
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Choppers drive elk from Wind Cave to Custer

March 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic

CUSTER (AP) Park officials are using a pair of helicopters to drive hundreds of elk from Wind Cave National Park into nearby Custer State Park.
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Critics worry that Black Hills elk plan could spread disease

February 25, 2013 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) Some critics of a plan to relocate elk in the Black Hills are worried about the spread of chronic wasting disease.
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Elk being collared at Wind Cave National Park

February 8, 2013 in The Daily Republic

HOT SPRINGS (AP) Officials have hired a helicopter crew to snag and collar elk at a southwestern South Dakota park, some of which will be pushed out to make the herd more manageable.
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Elk being collared at SD Wind Cave National Park

February 7, 2013 in The Daily Republic

HOT SPRINGS (AP) Officials have hired a helicopter crew to snag and collar elk at a southwestern South Dakota park, some of which will be pushed out to make the herd more manageable.
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Wind Cave park to reduce bloated elk herd

January 14, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The park plans to reduce its elk herd by about 600 animals in the next two years to prevent overgrazing.
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Archaeologists study Wind Cave buffalo jump

September 10, 2012 in The Daily Republic

WIND DAVE NATIONAL PARK (AP) A recent archaeological investigation indicates the buffalo jump at western South Dakota’s Wind Cave National Park may have been used for various activities for as long as 4,000 years. Continue Reading

Wind Cave park reopens after 4-day fire shutdown

July 23, 2012 in The Daily Republic

RAPID CITY (AP) Wind Cave National Park is reopening after a fire burned thousands of acres near Pringle.
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Wind Cave National Park lifts fire restrictions

May 9, 2012 in The Daily Republic

HOT SPRINGS (AP) Wind Cave National Park in southwest South Dakota has lifted fire restrictions that were put in place about two months ago because of dry conditions. Continue Reading