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Yellowstone Elk

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'Landscape of Fear' Not Impacting Yellowstone's Elk

'Landscape of Fear' Not Impacting Yellowstone's Elk

Predation by animals and humans, not behavioral change, was what lightened the impact of elk on young trees.

Bridger-Teton Considers Phasing Out Two Elk Feedgrounds

Bridger-Teton Considers Phasing Out Two Elk Feedgrounds

These feed grounds are CWD “super-spreaders”, but they remain very popular. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on January 20, 2022. It was written by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. The Bridger-Teton National Forest will consider phasing out the Dell Creek and Forest Park winter elk feedgrounds as

It Began as a Tool to Save Wild Elk. A Century Later, Feeding Threatens Iconic Herds

"Invasion Biology"

It Began as a Tool to Save Wild Elk. A Century Later, Feeding Threatens Iconic Herds

Here is a Washington Post article on the CWD threat from elk feeding. The paper says CWD was “identified” 50-years ago. The ‘rest of the story’ is that the “identification” occurred in a Colorado state experimental station in Ft. Collins: It’s like saying that the corona virus was “identified”

Legislature Strips Game and Fish of Elk Feedground Closure Power

Legislature Strips Game and Fish of Elk Feedground Closure Power

According to the 30-year veteran employee of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department quoted in the article below, agency decisions regarding wildlife need not give equal consideration to economic or social consequences. The mindset that wildlife outcomes are independent of people and their livelihoods is widespread among the various agencies,