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JORDAN NAILON | Hoof rot disease shows up in Olympic Peninsula elk
Jordan Nailon 5:25 PM, Feb 9, 2015
8:04 AM, Feb 10, 2015
The unsightly hoof rot disease that has been steadily crippling elk in southwest Washington has found its way into the stately Roosevelt elk herds of the Olympic Peninsula...
Jordan Nailon 5:25 PM, Feb 9, 2015
8:04 AM, Feb 10, 2015
The unsightly hoof rot disease that has been steadily crippling elk in southwest Washington has found its way into the stately Roosevelt elk herds of the Olympic Peninsula...
A local freelance journalist, Jon Gosch, reports a larger pattern of wildlife deaths and a suspected link between the disease, which might threaten human health, and herbicide use:
April 29th, 2014
Infected Elk May Pose Serious Health Risk to Humans
Parasitology Expert Believes Elk Are Contagious, Bacteria Potentially Fatal
Infected Elk May Pose Serious Health Risk to Humans
Parasitology Expert Believes Elk Are Contagious, Bacteria Potentially Fatal
April 21st, 2014
Growing Evidence Links Herbicides to Elk Hoof Disease
After Five Years of Active Investigation, WDFW Officials Still Scratching Their Heads
My family has hunted the forests of southwest Washington for more than sixty years and never before have they observed such a scarcity of wildlife...
Growing Evidence Links Herbicides to Elk Hoof Disease
After Five Years of Active Investigation, WDFW Officials Still Scratching Their Heads
My family has hunted the forests of southwest Washington for more than sixty years and never before have they observed such a scarcity of wildlife...