Herds of Elk


Current Elk News
Ongoing Elk Issues
Oct 24, 2008 - Elk Test And Slaughter (YouTube!) (Greenwire) -

Oct 24, 2008 - Wyoming Public Radio- Chronic Wasting Disease (audio) (Yellowstone Public Radio) -

Oct 06, 2008 - Officials pin hopes on brucellosis management zones (Casper Star Tribune) -

Elk and Brucellosis - Brucellosis is a disease that is easily transmissible among elk, and bison, particularly when concentrated on feedlots, and can cause infected ungulates to abort their fetuses.



Game Farms, Wildlife Disease and Genetics - Game farms unnaturally concentrate wildlife, exposing them to greater risk of wildlife diesease. More than that, they game farms hardly promote wild, free-ranging wildlife.



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