Necropsies conducted on two of the calves revealed high quantities of toxic Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata) in their stomachs.

The plant—a non-native ornamental known as Japanese yew—has caused multiple die-offs in the West recent years, including separate incidents in Idaho that killed more than 20 elk and 50 ...

Image via Shutterstock Multiple elk have died in the past month after eating highly poisonous plants in Montana. It would ...

Wildlife officials in Montana are warning landowners after several elk calves in the Bitterroot Valley died from consuming Japanese yew, a highly toxic ornamental plant.