elk

A Wyoming hunter scouting for elk in Grand Teton National Park was mauled by a bear in an attack that was believed to be a surprise encounter with a single grizzly, officials said on Monday.

Forty-year-old Barbara Johnson and 41-year-old husband Robert Johnson, both of Sacramento, Calif., pleaded guilty to a variety of charges stemming from their Dec.

The call could come in the middle of the night: a band of elk on the south side of U.S. Highway 101 is approaching the road, possibly with intent to cross.

DURANGO, Colo. - A Colorado wildlife officer has shot and killed an unleashed dog that was harassing an elk near Durango.

The Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission's request to the Legislature is for 800 lottery permits a ' down from 1000 permits last year.

Bovine tuberculosis carried by wild elk is increasingly threatening some Manitoba cattle herds, prompting farmers to call for a cull of the animals before more cows succumb to the disease.