250 native elk die inside fenced area at California seashore, likely due to water shortage

[Donald Polish]

250 native elk die inside fenced area at California seashore - SFGate
It is an awful catastrophe indeed.
Fencing in a migrating animal is never a good idea. California politicians choose to fence the elk off instead of turning to rational wildlife conservation practices, like hunting.
Thus they may kill more animals than hunters and poachers...