Culprit in mysterious elk deaths found: It's pond scum
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 12:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A hunter stumbled upon a bizarre sight on a 75,000-acre ranch north of Las Vegas, N.M., on Aug. 27: the remains of more than 100 dead elk. Livestock deaths are not unusual, but so many animals dying off, and doing so in what seems to be under 24 hours, was puzzling to scientists.