At least one elk in Washington’s Blue Mountains is confirmed to have a crippling and deforming condition known as elk hoof disease, state wildlife officials announced this week. The disease — ...

The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Michael Wright, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. Oct. 18—A disease that has mangled the hooves of elk in western Washington and other parts of the country is ...

A hunter spotted a cow elk with misshapen hooves in Colorado, but what might have caused it remains a mystery. Screengrab of Tyler McKinley's post in Colorado Elk Hunters Facebook group A hunter ...

Reports of elk with broken, deformed or missing hooves are increasing in the Western states this spring, includingCalifornia’s firstcase of “elk hoof disease,” according to the Associated Press.

Sep. 23—Elk in Packwood can seem as common as pigeons in Seattle, but pigeons don't tend to stand in the roadway, sift through trash or take up residence overnight in the front lawn. Along with the ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s first cases of elk hoof disease have been discovered in two animals in a herd of Roosevelt elk that live in Del Norte County, the state Department ...

Elk with hoof disease have been sighted in Southwest Washington for close to two decades. (Photo by Mount St. Helens Rescue) Legislation to prod the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to do ...