National Elk Refuge plan calls for feeding Jackson Hole elk, even if CWD transmission skyrockets

By: Mike Koshmrl

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: September 2, 2026

Words: 648

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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A long-range plan for the National Elk Refuge released Friday afternoon proposes continuing to feed elk for the long haul in the Jackson Herd, even as deadly chronic wasting disease propagates across the landscape.

Long-awaited, the refuge’s draft environmental impact statement includes a “proposed action” calling for a “range of strategies” to reduce the number of overwintering elk on the 24,700-acre U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service property to 5,000 animals over the next 10 …

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