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In the News: WyoFile January 25, 2022

Nat’l refuge tries to wean its elk off feed, and fails so far

Tim Preso, Managing Attorney, Biodiversity Program, Earthjustice: “This is the opportunity to preempt that problem.”
document February 3, 2020

Complaint: U.S. Elk Feeding Program

Plaintiffs in this case challenge the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s issuance on December 31, 2019 of an unlawful and inadequate Step-Down Plan for reducing the Service’s program for artificial…
The concentration of elk on Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge feedlines has led to the degradation of habitat and prevents the restoration of historic elk migration patterns in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. (iStockphoto)
Press Release February 3, 2020

Conservationists Challenge Weak Government Response to Urgent Wildlife Disease Threat at National Elk Refuge

Lawsuit targets new plan that leaves elk vulnerable to chronic wasting disease
document March 18, 2019

Legal Document: Conservationists Sue U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service Over Long-Overdue Plan To Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease At National Elk Refuge

A conservation coalition filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, asking a judge to order the agency to issue a long-overdue plan to phase out elk feeding…
The concentration of elk on Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge feedlines has led to the degradation of habitat and prevents the restoration of historic elk migration patterns in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. (iStockphoto)
Press Release March 18, 2019

Conservationists Sue U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Over Long-Overdue Plan to Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease at National Elk Refuge

Urgency builds for new methods at National Elk Refuge as chronic wasting disease confirmed in Grand Teton National Park
Elk at the National Elk Refuge (USFWS / Tony Hough, National Elk Refuge volunteer)
Press Release December 5, 2018

Conservationists Call for Release of Long-Delayed Plan to Prevent Wildlife Disease Epidemic at Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge

Plan urgently needed after chronic wasting disease detected in Grand Teton
document December 4, 2018

Letter to National Elk Refuge Manager Brian Glaspell

A letter sent by Earthjustice, on behalf of Defenders of Wildlife, the National Wildlife Refuge Association, and the Sierra Club, urging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to promptly issue…
document September 11, 2018

Winter Effects on the National Elk Refuge and Jackson Elk Herd in 2017 and 2018: Comparison of a Heavy-Feeding versus No-Feeding Winter

Scientific analysis of artificial feeding in National Elk Refuge, by Eric Cole, Refuge Biologist, National Elk Refuge
Press Release: Victory August 4, 2011

Court Rules Continuing Supplemental Feeding on the National Elk Refuge Undermines Conservation

Harmful practice of winter feeding leads to overcrowding and diseases
Press Release May 12, 2010

Groups Seek to Protect Elk From Disease

Appeal earlier ruling allowing artificial winter feeding
Press Release July 10, 2009

Appeals Court Rules in Case Challenging Elk Feed Grounds

Phasing out annual winter feedings needed to protect elk, other wildlife
Press Release June 3, 2008

Elk Herds in Wyoming Harmed by Feedings

Conservation organizations argue that artificial winter feedings are detrimental to elk and their habitat
The snow cover receding at the National Elk Refuge on the first day of spring in 2014. (Tim Pratt, Biology Technician / USFWS)
case March 2, 2006

Protecting Elk from Harmful Diseases

document February 6, 2006

Elk Feeding Report Excerpts

Experts Warn That Elk Feedgrounds Are Breeding Grounds For Disease
Press Release November 21, 2005

Conservationists Call for Wyoming Elk Feeding Reforms

Action requested to prevent chronic wasting disease epidemic