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

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

Pontypool hospital staff knew Huw Erasmus, 34, had a ‘propensity’ to eat plants but failed to assess him after garden visit, coroner says A patient died after eating toxic yew leaves while on ...

The yew plants were later removed from the homeowners' yards. Yew is an evergreen shrub with flat leaves and small needles spiraling down the stem. The female plant sprouts bright red berries in ...

"The elk we necropsied here at the wildlife health lab had a large amount of yew — leaves, stems and seeds — in its rumen," Ramsey said. "Yew toxicity often causes sudden death, commonly ...

“The elk we necropsied here at the wildlife health lab had a large amount of yew – leaves, stems and seeds – in it’s rumen,” Ramsey said. “Yew toxicity often causes sudden ...