Lethal foot rot on a crowded Wyoming elk feedground-
In late April, 2014, travelers on U.S. Highway 191 along the Hoback River south of Jackson Hole reported seeing staggering, emaciated elk and elk carcasses. Just out of the public’s view, in nearby Camp Creek, is an 80-acre elk feedground where the Wyoming Game and Fish Department feeds […]
Continue Reading →Feeding continues even as chronic wasting disease moves closer-
Jackson, WY – Yesterday afternoon, a coalition of four conservation groups filed formal objections to the Bridger-Teton National Forest’s recent decision approving an elk feeding ground in Wyoming’s Gros Ventre Valley. They are Western Watersheds Project, Wilderness Watch, Wyoming Chapter of Sierra Club, and the Gallatin Wildlife Association.
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Continue Reading →They read the article in Nature we posted last week!
Feces on feedgrounds could spread wasting disease. Officials call for phaseout of feeding elk herds. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.
At least we heard from some groups and officials about the direct implications of the study in Nature, but what about […]
Continue Reading →Teton County Commission wanted smaller improvements on the 7-mile stretch-
WYDOT: 5 lanes in elk range. Agency rejects commissioners’ plea for smaller highway upgrade from South Park Loop to Horse Creek. By Cara Froedge, Jackson Hole News and Guide.
Continue Reading →More marching ahead down the road to elk disaster-
Court rules for feedlots. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole Daily
Continue Reading →Brucellosis is perpetuated by Wyoming feed grounds
“If we could get rid of feed grounds and reduce population, we could solve much of our brucellosis problem,” Tom Roffe said.
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By DANIEL PERSON
Bozeman Daily Chronicle
If a cow from a second herd tests positive, Wyoming will again lose its brucellosis free status, and it looks like one will.
It’s important to remember that the recent brucellosis infection near Danial, WY came from one of the state’s elk feedlots that conservation groups are trying to shut down because they are breeding […]
Continue Reading →The Forest Service did deny the expansion in size of several of them and has imposed a few restrictions.
The Muddy Creek feedlot was the source of infection of elk to brucellosis several years back when Wyoming first lost its brucellosis free status.
Story. Elk feed areas get 20 years. Forest supervisor rejects additions […]
Continue Reading →Brucellosis eradication from Greater Yellowstone currently impossible says Terry Cleveland. By Chris Merrill. Casper Star Tribune.
He doesn’t agree with conservation organizations either — closing elk feedlots won’t work.
Continue Reading →Do Elk Feedgrounds Violate Public Trust? By Deb Donahue.* Wyomingfile.com
This is a fine legal analysis of Wyoming’s elk feedlots.
” Litigation is generally an ineffective way to manage wildlife. But litigation over the feedgrounds seems inevitable, and it may be the only way to ensure that western Wyoming’s wildlife get […]
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