CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A new study says wolves don't startle female elk that winter east of Yellowstone National Park sufficiently to make them lose weight or harm their birthing rates.
Previous researchers theorized that Yellowstone-area wolves frighten female elk into running frequently enough to reduce their ability to stay healthy and reproduce
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — Two elk have tested positive for brucellosis in the Bighorn Mountains.
However, no cattle in the same area have been found with the disease.
State Veterinarian Jim Logan is recommending a risk assessment of livestock and advised area livestock producers to conduct voluntary surveillance for brucellosis
On Tuesday night at 11 P.M. a Boulder Police Officer shot and killed a bull elk in a residential neighborhood. Local residents had named the large bull elk "Big Boy" and he has roamed in Boulder's Mapleton Hill area for several years now. and as you might imagine, many resident's are extremely upset.
