Elk
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Zone outside Yellowstone declared “brucellosis free” with greater restrictions inside the affected Yellowstone area or eradication of infected elk and bison herds? Who pays? Who benefits? USDA wants two zones to reduce costs. Livestock interests say that it will put Yellowstone area ranchers out of business. According to the article, Livestock interests and Wyoming Sportsmen…
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7,109 elk counted in the northern range. Elk grazing in Yellowstone © Ken Cole Each year elk are counted from a plane on the northern range of Yellowstone and the counts are affected by conditions on the ground and in the air. It appears that the elk population is stabilizing from the drop seen over…
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Officials will seek federal permission to kill wolves to protect Clearwater elk herd- Story by Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. The story says this will be a multi-year effort because new wolves will quickly move in to replace the wolves killed. This raises the question, why would this happen if wolves have killed…
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Invasive species change soil ecology. Besides making a few errors like saying that there were 3,000 buffalo killed last year rather than 1,700, and describing where the genetically pure buffalo are, this article is interesting and discusses some important issues which apply to a broader landscape. W&L Biologist’s Research Aims to Help Yellowstone Bison, Elk…
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#6, who lost his antlers to the Park Service for attacking cars and tourists, tripped over a fence and suffocated. Famous elk found dead just north of Yellowstone. AP Seattle Post Intelligencer.
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Captures occurring at multiple sites. 192 elk were captured on Tuesday at the Fall Creek feedground of which 122 were females and 6 of those tested positive for exposure to brucellosis. Another 150 were captured Wednesday at the Muddy Creek feedground of which 60 were females. State sends six elk to slaughter By CAT URBIGKIT…
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Wyoming Game and Fish continues fourth year of elk test and slaughter program. Jackson Hole Daily | Elk tests, kills to start The article points out that $815,000 has been spent and that seroprevalence has declined. This reduction may or may not be associated with past test and slaughter efforts and will likely be for…
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The Idaho wolf population management plan open house at Pocatello was a low key affair with about 45 people (excluding the Idaho Fish and Game staff). There were a lot of skeptical questions about the plan — how it was constructed, whether it would really maintain a large population of wolves, the length of the…