Winter feeding of elk During my 22 years working at the National Elk Refuge (NER) in Wyoming, I and others dreaded the day that chronic wasting disease (CWD ) would reach the NER where 7,000 to 8,000 elk congregate each winter. The herd is supplementally fed alfalfa hay to support this number of elk which exceeds the habitat's carrrying capacity (available natural food resources). The crowding of elk at feedsites facilitates the transmission and maintenance of several

Fall must be the time for road trips (or perhaps in the case of this moose, to seek a mate). This short video shows an efficient...