"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.

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 ...

15 and Jan. 23. After necropsies were conducted on the calves, there were high levels of toxic Japanese yew, otherwise known as Taxus cuspidata, in their stomachs. The plants are popular for ...