JWM: Wolves reduce elk survival — but they’re not alone
As gray wolf populations rose in Idaho, hunters became concerned about what those predators on the landscape might mean for elk numbers. As researchers looked into ...
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Elk and deer exhibit distinct CWD strains, study finds
Using a new mouse model, researchers detected two unique strains of chronic wasting disease— one carried by elk and another by deer. “These findings suggest ...
USFWS sued over winter feeding
Defenders of Wildlife, the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Refuge Association sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in an effort to halt the winter feeding ...
WSB: What’s the best way to count elk by air?
Elk (Cervus canadensis) aren’t exactly scarce in Arizona, and over the past century, their numbers have continued to grow. Wildlife managers there never had to ...
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 ...
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, ...