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PRO/AH/EDR> Brainworm – USA: (MI) elk
Other Animal Disease -- United StatesA Michigan DNR officer killed an elk suspected of having a rare case of brainworm after it blocked a popular snowmobile trail in Northern Michigan.The animal's head is being sent for testing by pathologists in Lansing, authorities said. The 500-pound bull elk was shot in late February [2017] in Otsego County. Sgt. Mark DePew said he arrived at the scene after snowmobilers called 911. "The elk had that snowmobile trail on lockdown. There were snowmobiles on either Read more [...]
