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Gangs Of Elk Are Feasting On Farmers’ Haystacks Across The Northwest

By Anna King January 29, 2022

Gangs of wild elk are attacking farmers’ haystacks in Washington and Oregon. They’re hungry, after a long drought and record mountain snow this winter has driven animals down to the lowlands. Climate scientists say things may only get worse in the future. Read More

Unlocking An Elk Hoof Disease Mystery

By NWPB News October 14, 2021

WSU researchers unlock key to elk hoof disease mystery. Continue Reading Unlocking An Elk Hoof Disease MysteryRead More

Interior Dept. Grant To Help States With Wildlife Migration. One Area In North Idaho Is A Chokepoint

By NWPB News February 14, 2020

A mule deer uses a wildlife crossing below Highway 97 in Oregon, the same major north-south route in north-central Washington's Okanogan County looking at similar measures. CREDIT: ODOT

A new federal grant aims to improve wildlife habitat and migration corridors in the Northwest. About $100,000 is going to a project related to a wildlife underpass that will be built under U.S. Highway 95 in North Idaho. Read More

In Washington’s Skagit Valley, Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribal Members And Farmers

By Eilís O'Neill January 28, 2020

Elk graze in Skagit Valley, populated for centuries by Native Americans and, more recently, by farmers. CREDIT: Megan Farmer/KUOW

In Washington Skagit Valley, a conflict is unfolding between the Upper Skagit Tribe and farmers as elk are making a comeback there. Continue Reading In Washington’s Skagit Valley, Elk Raise Tensions Between Tribal Read More

Washington To Euthanize Elk To Stop Eastward Spread of Hoof Disease

By Emily Schwing April 30, 2018

Examples of diseased elk hooves. Elk hoof disease has been spreading in western Washington state since 2008. CREDIT: ODFW

A disease that affects wild elk populations has been spreading in Western Washington for a decade. Now, wildlife managers say they have found evidence of elk hoof disease east of the Cascades. Continue Reading Washington To Euthanize Elk To Read More