"Animals aren't familiar enough with the plant to know or teach their young that it's toxic." Homeowners urged to act after ...

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.

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 ...

HELENA, Mont. — There were at least five elk calves killed after consuming toxic ornamental plants in mid-January in the Florence area of the Bitterroot Valley. The calves were found dead by ...