Empty winter ranches could mean healthier elk, cattle
How agreements with ranchers to share cattle shipping costs could reduce Chronic Wasting Disease and brucellosis.
How agreements with ranchers to share cattle shipping costs could reduce Chronic Wasting Disease and brucellosis.
Wyoming Game and Fish says the annual regulations could change due to the easily transmissible, always fatal brain disease.
Wildlife managers are finding more emaciated elk feedgrounds across the state testing positive for the fatal disease.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department can’t close elk feedgrounds “cold turkey,” but officials say they’re doing everything they can to mitigate the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease.
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is hoping to prevent widespread CWD transmission among local wapiti herds, which congregate in feedgrounds in and around Teton County.