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Conservation groups recommend Game and Fish phase out state-run elk feedgrounds

Conservation groups are calling for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) to phase out state-run elk feedgrounds. This request comes as the agency is drafting its feedground management plan. ....

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Conservation Groups Aim to Eliminate Elk Feedgrounds in Wyoming via Legal Battle

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The Wyoming Fish and Game Department operates 22 elk feed grounds in the state, feeding as many as 17,000 elk each winter. Eight of the agency s 22 feedgrounds are on National Forest territory, and six are on BLM land.
Feedgrounds in Wyoming
For decades, the running of feedgrounds has been a source of contention. Many wildlife activists believe that feedlots are a natural vector for the transmission of diseases such as brucellosis and Chronic Wasting Disease, a prion disease related to Mad Cow Disease in cattle.
Feedgrounds are widely supported by the livestock industry because they claim they mitigate elk conflicts on hay fields. Domestic livestock use of public forage on federal lands in the summer decreases wildlife carrying ability in the winter. ....

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Groups Sue To Eliminate Elk Feedgrounds in Wyoming

Groups Sue To Eliminate Elk Feedgrounds in Wyoming
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