New York Times
18 April 2008
Author Unknown
For the past years, state elk in Wyoming have been lured to natural feeding grounds from Yellowstone Park. The states reason was to keep these elk away from the cattle as to prevent the disease, Brucellosis. The real reason for this feeding ground is actually because the range cannot support both cattle and elk. Arising now is a problem called chronic wasting disease on the feeding grounds, which is fatal. If these feeding grounds were nonexistent, the elk would disperse all over the land, not affecting the cattle. The chronic wasting disease is related to mad cow disease and is not yet known to affect humans. The only way to save thousands of elk is to destroy these feeding grounds, which will be contaminated for years to come.
I thought this article was very informative on this issue. However, I thought it was a bit hard to follow at times. The author tended to go back and forth between topics, making it confusing to read. Credibility seemed evident in mentioning authoritative figures, but lacked in not showing any quotes from public officials. Overall, the article flowed well and presented the information on this issue effectively.
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Wow. This is pretty cool since I just learned aout Brucellosis in Microbiology. I didn't quiet understand it that well though and I don't know why they would have to destroy the feeding grounds in order to get rid of it.
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