Wyoming Game and Fish tested thousands of animals for the always fatal disease, which spread rapidly through ungulates last year.
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CWD cases ‘concerning’ for Jackson Elk, biologist says
Recent chronic wasting disease cases on a feedground near Bondurant shows one wildlife biologist that disease prevalence in that area is higher than previously thought.
Grand Teton National Park’s ‘Jackson Five’
A new wolf pack may be forming right now in Jackson Hole, splitting their time between the National Elk Refuge and Grand Teton National Park.
State finds second case of CWD on an elk feedground near Jackson
Two adult female elk were found dead on the Dell Creek feedground, between Jackson and Pinedale.
Wyoming finds chronic wasting disease on an elk feedground for the first time
Wyoming Game and Fish has detected the first positive case of chronic wasting disease on an elk feedground south of Pinedale.
Hunters tag less elk on refuge
An initial count of total elk harvests on the National Elk Refuge — an annual hunt with special restrictions — are low due to the slow start to winter.
Environmentalists call for more grizzly protections with delisting on the horizon
Grizzly advocates want the species to be treated as one “metapopulation” — rather than separate islands throughout the Northern Rockies.
Grizzly 399 was a rarity, for advocates and wildlife managers
Experts say other bears would not be granted the same grace as the world-famous mama bear.
Grizzly 399 wasn’t your average bear. She got a rare farewell — by cremation
Federal wildlife officials spread the world-famous bear’s ashes in Grand Teton National Park, after she was hit by a car.
