And more evidence that cattle are a risk to Tule elk, and likely overall biodiversity: Small numbers of tule elk in Point Reyes have tested positive for Mycoba

And more evidence that cattle are a risk to Tule elk, and likely overall biodiversity: Small numbers of tule elk in Point Reyes have tested positive for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis or "MAP", a wasting disease known as Johne's Disease. The bacteria was apparently transmitted by dairy cattle or spraying of cattle manure on pasturelands. In 2016 more tule elk tested positive after being euthanized so that their gut tissue could be analyzed. Cattle transmitted the disease to the Tomales Point elk herd shortly after they were first established there in 1978. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tule_elk#Historic_range_and_current_population https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tule_elk#Historic_range_and_cu...