Cranberry Slaughter

The elk being introduced to Black River Falls Wisconsin have raised some concerns for cranberry farmers, cranberry’s are a large export of wisconsin and are an important agricultural product of the economy of Wisconsin. The reason for the elk being a threat to the cranberry production is “The elk themselves, trampling through cranberry beds as the fruit is ready for harvest”(Lee Bergquist paragraph 2). The elk trample the cranberries and destroy them. The elk have become a small problem for cranberry farmers and are becoming a problem for the DNR because “construction of fencing this year to keep elk out of cranberry farms at a cost of nearly $250,000”(Lee Bergquist paragraph 3). The DNR have had to pay 250,000 in building a fence to keep