Defendants in a lawsuit asking for a stay on the map, but the federal judge in the case filed a court document Monday saying he'd denied a stay last month.
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) is conducting elk surveys in Kittitas County this week.
Biologists will be focusing on the Colockum Herd in an area northwest of Ellensburg.
WDFW Regional Wildlife Program Manager, Ross Huffman, says the survey is done every two years.
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