Washington Finds Elk Hoof Disease in Eastern Region - Plans Euthanasia to Stop Spread

For the first time, Washington state wildlife managers have found elk on the east side of the Cascade Range infected with a crippling hoof disease that has spread to 11 counties in western Washington over the past decade. Lab results from a deformed hoof and direct observations of elk walking with a profound limp in the Trout Lake Valley of Klickitat County provide clear evidence that the disease has spread to that area, said Eric Gardner, head of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) wildlife program. To stop it from spreading farther, State wildlife managers are preparing to.... READ MORE