WILDLIFE -- Scabies, hoof-rot, wolves -- and now another threat to the dream of bountiful elk herds.
Wyoming wildlife officials suspect toxic lichen sickened elk
After three sick elk were found and euthanized near Rawlins, Wyoming Fish and Game officials are asking the public to report any sick elk in that area of the state. Lichen toxicosis is suspected in making the elk sick, probably after ingesting tumbleweed lichen, which has caused the deaths of hundreds of elk in the past decade.
--Casper Star-Tribune
