BREAKING NEWS: CWD FOUND IN AN ELK IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK In 2018 a mule deer was found in Grand Teton National Park that tested positive with CWD but this is the first elk to test positive within the park. Most of the elk within GTNP winter on the National Elk Refuge or on […]
Article by Mackenzie Thomas Elk feedlots, while typically known to expedite the spread of many diseases like hoof rot or brucellosis, are currently a ticking time bomb for ‘zombie deer disease’ also known as chronic wasting disease. The disease has been found in Wyoming deer and elk for upwards of thirty years. “When chronic wasting […]
DENVER, Nov. 27 (UPI) — Wyoming’s National Elk Reserve could become a toxic “biological Superfund site” polluted by deadly prions that cause chronic wasting disease, if wildlife officials keep feeding thousands of elk every winter, wildlife conservationists say. The concentration of large numbers of elk over the winter may accelerate the spread of the incurable […]