Paying ranchers to host elk? Novel approach could help wean Wyoming off its feedground habit.

As an always-lethal disease spreads on elk feedgrounds, pilot projects are underway to find more low-elevation habitat for wintering wapiti.

Posted 4/9/25

Like plenty of other Wyoming stockgrowers, Luke Lancaster is an outdoorsman who appreciates seeing wildlife on his Star Valley ranch.

There’ve been exceptions. A hefty herbivore that runs …

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