PHOTOS: Mountain goat suffering from would-be poaching wounds euthanized By Brendan LaChance on January 18, 2021
“The nanny’s head wound from a crossbow bolt is clearly visible as are the bolts still embedded in her left shoulder and throat (red circles).” (Randy Martinez, IDFG)
CASPER, Wyo. A female mountain goat suffering from multiple crossbow-related wounds inflicted by would-be poachers was euthanized last week.
Idaho Fish and Game received reports of the injured nanny mountain goat via the Citizens Against Poaching hotline and Facebook. Based on these tips, conservation officers were able to locate the goat off of Hells Canyon Road south of Hells Canyon Dam.
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JACKSON â Lethal, incurable chronic wasting disease has been discovered for the first time in an elk that dwells in the region of the state where the ungulates concentrate most tightly on winter feedgrounds.
The dire confirmation of a prion disease among the ranks of feedground elk comes from a cow killed just a few miles from where alfalfa pellets are lined out on the National Elk Refuge. The cow was shot by a hunter Dec. 2 in Grand Teton National Park. A lymph node near its throat was extracted by a park technician, and two weeks later the Wyoming Wildlife Health Laboratory got a positive hit.
Written by Andrew-Rossi on December 20, 2020
Another fearsome disease has found its way into the heart of one of Wyoming’s protected places and greatest controversies.
Wyoming Game and Fish has confirmed that an elk in Grand Teton National Park has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease on Dec. 16. The department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory ran samples from a cow elk harvested thru Grand Teton’s herd reduction program.
Its mandatory for elk harvested in the park to be tested for CWD as Game and Fish continues to monitor the debilitating disease and its spread throughout Wyoming. Intensive CWD surveillance of the Jackson elk herd has been ongoing since 2009, with over 4,500 CWD samples collected and tested for the entire Jackson elk herd with more than 1,400 samples collected through the park’s elk reduction program alone.
Elk Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Park
JACKSON, WYOMING – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory confirmed on December 16 that an elk in Grand Teton National Park tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The cow elk was harvested by a participant in the park’s elk reduction program and tissue samples were collected as part of the park’s mandatory testing program. This is the first elk to test positive for CWD in northwest Wyoming and in close proximity to elk feedgrounds.
To date, there have been no cases of CWD in humans and no strong evidence for the occurrence of CWD in people. However, experimental studies raise the concern that CWD may pose a risk to humans and suggest that it is important to prevent human exposure. Therefore, the Game and Fish and National Park Service adhere to the recommendation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization that hunters not consume any animal