Tag: elk

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 ecosystem, from reducing elk...

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 National Park, where he worked...

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 million bridge is mean to help...

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 for the disease...

The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that state conservation officials have the authority to regulate captive cervid herds in order to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, which first...

While biologists have often studied individual elk (Cervus canadensis) herds, a team of researchers recently wanted to get a bigger picture of elk throughout the West. “This bigger study allowed...

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke issued a secretarial order last week to direct bureaus within his department to work more closely with Western states on the management of habitat for big...

From monarchs to grizzlies, America’s wildlife is dwindling due to climate change and habitat destruction, conservationists said at a conference this week in Washington, and wildlife corridors are crucial to...

Sitting at 8,500 feet in the remote Jemez Mountains less than two hours from downtown Albuquerque, the Valles Caldera National Preserve sweeps across thousands of grassland acres dotted with grazing...

Wildlife killed in road collisions can one day be put on people’s plates in Oregon after the state legislature passed a bill meant to prevent useable meat from going to...