Tag: brucellosis

The best way to eliminate brucellosis-infected remains before they can infect nearby moose, elk or cattle may be simple: just eat it. Brucellosis is a major problem in western states....

Cape buffalo could be contracting pathogens when they gather at water holes during the dry season in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, and biologists worry the problem will worsen with...

Hazing elk and increasing harvest in private ranches in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem could limit the spread of brucellosis between elk and livestock. Brucellosis is a wildlife disease that causes...

Wildlife managers who feed elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to bolster the species’ numbers are facing a looming problem that may scuttle their effort to attract tourists and keep...

The disease brucellosis has caused problems for cattle and bison (Bison bison), but it’s effects in elk (Cervus canadensis) have seemed minor. Recent research, however, suggests an additional impact on...

Yellowstone National Park has begun this winter’s bison cull, an annual event intended to help maintain an ecologically sustainable population of American bison (Bison bison) within the park and to...