Disease
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Bighorn Sheep in the East Humboldt and Ruby Ranges are showing signs on pneumonia This is very bad but expected news. Both the BLM and the US Forest Service authorize domestic sheep grazing in areas near these bighorn populations. While there has been no mention of any interaction between domestic livestock and bighorn sheep there…
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State of Montana wants to give them to Ted Turner As is typical with this issue, the State of Montana has set up a false dichotomy with the bison in the quarantine program. They say that the bison need to be given to billionaire Ted Turner or slaughtered because they have no other options. This…
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In case you missed the original airing of the documentary about the buffalo and the Buffalo Field Campaign Here is a little shameless promotion for the Buffalo Field Campaign From the BFC Weekly Update: Tune in because it’s on again! Late tonight and on Thursday, January 7th, Discovery’s Planet Green will once again air Buffalo…
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University of Idaho attempts to save face – instead, loses it further UI professor cleared of “scientific misconduct” – Idaho Statesman Update 1-9-2010. U of I ruling on sheep researcher’s ethics isn’t credible. Opinion of the Magic Valley Times News. It’s probably safe to say Marie Bulgin didn’t kill Kennedy either … but that’s it…
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Source of disease is unclear. The bighorn sheep in Central Washington’s Yakima River Canyon are dying of pneumonia. It appears likely that ODFW officials will try to stop the epidemic by killing the infected animals so that they won’t infect healthy bighorns. Two Stories Big decision on bighorns Scientists may have to thin the herd…
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Despite brucellosis and chronic wasting disease, they can’t seem to kick this bad habit- Wyoming group donates hay to feed elk this winter. AP in the Billings Gazette.
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There haven’t been cattle on it for 8 years, but now it is officially closed to grazing- Despite the absence of cattle on the butte, its official status as a grazing allotment allows Montana Department of Livestock and the Montana Stockgrowers Assn. to bleat about the dangers of brucellosis from the bison that migrate out…
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State Veterinarian quick to blame it on elk or bison Another cow, this time a 15 year-old, has tested positive for brucellosis in a herd that resided in eastern Idaho. This is the second from the same herd so Idaho retains its brucellosis-free status. The herd was assembled over the last two years and the…