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Once there is a seven percent prevalence of chronic wasting disease, the study predicts a modest decline of elk.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to continue feeding elk in the winter at the Dell Creek Feedground in Northern Sublette County. A recent court decision found that the department's previous permit to winter feed elk, granted by the U.S. Forest Service, expired at the end of 2017 and there was no record of renewal, despite the department continuing to feed there in the years since.
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A U.S. District of Wyoming Court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) improperly permitted two of the three feed grounds that were reviewed because they conducted improper environmental analyses.
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Chronic Wasting Disease is a deadly neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose. It's caused by infectious proteins known as prions and spreads from animal to animal through bodily fluids and tissues. It's been detected in much of Wyoming. And new research from the University of Wyoming has found that this widespread disease is actually changing the genetics of the state's mule deer.
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a deadly neurological disease that affects deer and elk. This year, to try to learn more about the disease, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is requiring deer hunters in areas 96 and 97 in Sweetwater County to submit their deer for CWD testing. This is the first time testing is being required in any area. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel sat down with Lander Region Wildlife Management Coordinator Daryl Lutz to learn more.
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A new study finds that human interference affects how much elk interact with each other.U.S. Geological Survey biologist Will Janousek said that…
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An elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Grand Teton National Park.Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a neurological disease that is deadly…
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As part of a statewide disease monitoring plan, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is asking hunters in certain areas to submit their animals for…
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The Wyoming Game and Fish commission approved a Wyoming Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan with no revisions. Some environmental groups, though, are…
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its final version of a five-year step-down plan in December that aims to reduce elks' dependency on…