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  • Mysterious deaths of Wyoming elk solved; animals died after feeding on lichen

    03/22/2004 5:06:56 PM PST · by neverdem · 20 replies · 204+ views
    Yahoo! News ^ | Mar 22, 2004 | SARAH COOKE
    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A lichen native to the Rockies has been blamed for the deaths of at least 300 elk in southern Wyoming, a mystery that had baffled wildlife scientists and cost the state thousands of dollars, the state said Monday. Wildlife veterinarians had suspected the lichen after finding it in the stomachs of many of the elk that died in south-central Wyoming.To confirm their suspicions, three elk were fed the lichen at research facility. One collapsed and was unable to rise Sunday, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department said. A second elk also started stumbling and a third...