Hunt Begins for CWD-Infected Deer & Elk in Arkansas
Eight teams of hunters armed with high-powered rifles will descend on a five-mile-wide capsule-shaped area between Ponca and Pruitt, Arkansas after an elk and a deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The confirmation of the presence of the disease is a first for the state of Arkansas and officials want desperately to contain it. […]
Wildlife Officials in Wyoming Collar 25 Elk for Pregnancy Study
After avoiding a fenced trap, officials with the National Elk Refuge launched a large-scale operation earlier this week in an attempt to collar elk in the Jackson Elk Herd. “For whatever reason, they avoided the trap again,” National Elk Refuge Manager Steve Kallin told Jackson Hole News & Guide Tuesday. “It’s been out there for […]
Herd of Wild Elk Rescued from Canal in China
Strange news emerged from the other side of the world when video surfaced of a herd of wild elk had to be rescued from a canal in China. Police and by-standers did their part rescuing the large animals in Jiangsu Province, located north of the city of Shanghai by building a temporary ramp that would […]
Photographer Documents Wolf Pack Taking Down Elk on Alberta Overpass
A rare opportunity presented itself to professional photographer Christopher Martin after he spotted an elk walking back and forth on a rail bridge in Banff National Park. The photographer immediately pulled his car over and grabbed his trusty camera in an attempt to photograph the animal. Just as he was able to focus the camera […]
Undercover Fish & Wildlife Officers Bust Wildlife Trafficking Ring
After a four-year investigation, three individuals are convicted of wildlife trafficking in Alberta. Eva Irene Jennie Potts, Ryan Morley Grandbois-Faulds and Daiy Fay Potts were each convicted of one count of illegally selling moose meat and the three of them netted fines amounting to a combined total of $27,350. Earlier in the year Edward Joseph […]
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Confirms CWD in Elk
In a press release this week, the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission confirmed that an elk herd located near the town of Pruitt, Arkansas tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The infected elk displayed no symptoms of the disease at the time of death, but later samples from the animal’s lymph nodes and brain stem […]
Poachers Devastate Newly Established Elk Herd on Vancouver Island
A pair of pregnant female elk was illegally killed by poachers in the southern region of Vancouver Island. After being hunted out of the region, a new herd had formed in the area just east of the Jordan River over the past three years. In an interview with All Points West, British Columbia conservation officer […]