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Associated Press - November 16, 2009 2:24 PM ET
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - The National Elk Refuge has received its first shipments of alfalfa pellets for the winter supplemental feeding program.
As many as nine loads are being delivered each day from Sebs Feed and Supply in Terreton, Idaho.
The refuge expects to stock more than 6,800 tons of pellets. The feeding season typically starts in late January.
The pellets cost about $1.1 million. The cost is 45 percent cheaper than last winter, and refuge managers took advantage of the lower price to stock up on feed. Officials expect this season's pellet deliveries to last into next winter's feeding season.
The cost of the feed is evenly split between the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Information from: Jackson Hole News And Guide, http://www.jhnewsandguide.com
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