Disease
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Jackson Hole Weekly has feature article on the annual ritual of stupidity, malice, and waste of money- Every May the Montana’s Department of Livestock, and employees from various other Montana and federal agencies haze bison deep into Yellowstone Park. During the winter, the bison migrate westward out of the Park to graze and give birth…
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Livestock disease infects at least 11 in Washington and Montana Q-fever is a little-know, under-reported disease that sheep, goats, and cattle carry and transmit to humans. Listed as a potential bio-terrorism agent, recreationists – especially those with immunity issues, children and pregnant women – should take proper precautions to avoid domestic sheep on public lands…
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The state of Montana is considering expanding the area around Yellowstone where livestock must be vaccinated and tested for the livestock disease brucellosis after several elk tested positive for the disease in the Ruby Mountains. Montana animal disease zone could expand – AP What this may mean for wildlife in the area is still uncertain.…
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Babesiosis, spread by deer ticks, could come to rival Lyme disease- Ticks are an incredible reservoir of nasty diseases, and it seems like new ones are frequently discovered. Unfortunately, all too many are transmitted by the hard-to-see, small deer tick, which is much more common in the Eastern U.S. The larger, creepy-looking Rocky Mountain wood…
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Judge who singlehandedly stopped years-in-making decision to let bison roam, not acceptable, says FWP- Finally, after years, state and federal government agencies agreed to let bison begin to roam the Gardiner Basin just north of Yellowstone Park, but Park County district judge Nels Swandal sided with the Park County Stockgrowers Association to put the landmark…
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If these negotiations are successful and result in the goals outlined then this would be a significant milestone in the buffalo wars that have raged since the mid 1990’s. The arbitrary nature of the hazing and slaughter that has taken place over the years has taken a large toll on bison and cost millions of…
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Another subsidy to private Ag interests at the public expense. Other states require testing of 100% of each private elk herd but the Idaho Legislature is requiring much less from Idaho’s elk growers and slipping money away from funds intended for the enhancement of wildlife. Idaho Senate Bill 1085 would require testing of “not more than…