BREAKING NEWS: CWD FOUND IN AN ELK IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK In 2018 a mule deer was found in Grand Teton National Park that tested positive with CWD but this is the first elk to test positive within the park. Most of the elk within GTNP winter on the National Elk Refuge or on […]
As Wyoming continues to allow the killing of nearly 50% of its wolf population each year, new research from Yellowstone is showing that wolves might be our best bet against the spread and severity of chronic wasting disease (CWD). Chronic wasting disease is an always fatal malady that affects members of the cervid family like […]
DENVER, Nov. 27 (UPI) — Wyoming’s National Elk Reserve could become a toxic “biological Superfund site” polluted by deadly prions that cause chronic wasting disease, if wildlife officials keep feeding thousands of elk every winter, wildlife conservationists say. The concentration of large numbers of elk over the winter may accelerate the spread of the incurable […]
For Immediate Release May 29, 2019 Contact: Lloyd Dorsey, Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter, 307-690-1967 lloyd.dorsey@sierraclub.org Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, 307-413-4116 Kristin@wyomingwildlifeadvocates.org Maps Show Continued Rapid Expansion of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer and Elk Areas Across Wyoming Conservationists urge prompt action to restore healthy wildlife Jackson Hole, WY – Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a […]