Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Elk Video March 2008

* VIDEO: Is Elk Slaughter Next? If the Montana Stockgrowers Get Their Way.

Buffalo Field Campaign obtained this video footage from the Wyoming Department of Game and Fish, who, under pressure from Wyoming livestock producers, is running a so-called "pilot project" to capture and slaughter elk in the Pinedale area. During the first week of February, the agency captured more than 500 elk at the Fall Creek and Muddy Creek feed grounds.

Wyoming's elk slaughter, like the Montana bison slaughter, is a prime example of what happens when we, the people, allow the livestock industry control over wildlife. Even though feed rounds, where elk congregate in unnaturally large numbers, lead to much higher rates of brucellosis, Wyoming's livestock producers don't care because the feed grounds keep the elk congregated and away from our public lands and the public grass the greedy cattle barons want for their livestock. So instead of addressing the problem and closing the feed grounds, Wyoming has decided instead to capture and slaughter elk. As this footage reveals, it looks a lot like what Yellowstone is currently doing to the buffalo. According to Wyoming Game and Fish, 10 elk died from injuries sustained in the traps and 42 escaped the trap by busting through a gate. Go elk!

We've been hearing rumblings about Montana wanting to engage in a similar program with our elk. We make this footage available in order to give you a firsthand perspective of what this looks like on the ground and to get you inspired to come out strongly against such nefarious measures. Stay tuned for more information and actions you can take to oppose elk capture, test, and slaughter in Wyoming and Montana.