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.

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 it’s rumen,” Ramsey said. “Yew toxicity often causes sudden ...