Biologists dispute buzz over controversial CWD theory
A controversial theory about chronic wasting disease has gained new attention after a Pennsylvania hunting organization suggested a cure for the fatal disease may ...
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JWM: Montana elk evade archers without jeopardizing diet
When rifle season arrives in Montana each fall, elk (Cervus canadensis) often move to areas where they perceive a lower harvest risk. But as archery season, which ...
JWM: Usually adaptive, elk avoid beetle-killed forests
When fire or logging comes to a forest, elk (Cervus canadensis) can usually adapt, but looking at forests in the Rockies, researchers found that elk avoid areas ...
Study shows Yellowstone wolves’ impact on streams
When hydrologist Robert Beschta went to Yellowstone National Park, he was looking for the effects that elk (Cervus canadensis) were having on river systems as they ...
Compound in soil fights chronic wasting disease
A compound in soil could play an important role in combating chronic wasting disease by degrading the prions that cause the lethal disease in cervids, researchers ...
Disease linked to major reduction in elk pregnancy
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, ...
Study documents wolves’ role transforming Yellowstone
When gray wolves (Canis lupus) were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park in 1995, nobody could have predicted the sweeping changes they would help bring to the ...
Wolves help shape how long elk keep antlers
In the late winter of 2005, TWS member Matt Metz started noticing a particular dynamic between elk (Cervus canadensis) and wolves (Canis lupus) in Yellowstone ...
Wildlife crossing bridge underway in Washington state
Construction crews are making headway with a new wildlife overcrossing connecting north and south Cascades habitat on Intestate 90 in Washington state. The $6.2 ...
This hunting season, CWD stands at a disturbing benchmark
As hunters take to the forest this fall, the risks posed by chronic wasting disease are greater than ever. Last February, a white-tailed deer that tested positive ...