Disease and Winter Feeding of Elk and Bison: A Review and Recommendations Pertinent to the Jackson Bison and Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
Smith BL. 2005. Disease and Winter Feeding of Elk and Bison: A Review and Recommendations Pertinent to the Jackson Bison and Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. The Greater Yellowstone Coalition. Sheridan, MT
I was contracted by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) to prepare a report on relationships between winter feeding of elk and bison on the National Elk Refuge (NER) and certain existing and potential diseases of those populations. The focus was on how the winter feeding of elk and bison affects transmission, prevalence, and impacts of brucellosis and potentially chronic wasting disease (CWD) in NER and Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) elk and bison. Secondly, the GYC was interested in how Alternatives 4 and 6 in the Draft Bison and Elk Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, or BEMP (USDI 2005), prepared by staff of the NER and GTNP, may affect brucellosis and potentially chronic wasting disease (CWD) in NER and GTNP elk and bison.
- Type
- Unpublished Report
- Authors
- Smith, Bruce
- Date of Issue
- 2005-10-27
- Publisher
- The Greater Yellowstone Coalition
- Units
- GRTE , YELL
- Keywords
- Bison, Brucella, Brucella abortus, Brucellosis, Elk, Environmental Impact Statement, health issues, Management, miscellaneous disease, National Elk Refuge, Wildlife Health