• Partner with FWP and the Crow Tribe to conduct disease surveillance of wildlife on tribal ground Met: Following the establishment of an MOU between the three entities, FWP coordinated with the Crow Tribe to capture 99 elk on the Crow Reservation in early February. Live elk capture is part of the ongoing targeted elk brucellosis surveillance in support of Montana’s brucellosis program. All 99 elk tested negative for brucellosis. In addition to brucellosis testing, 30 elk were fitted with Global Positioning System (GPS) collars. The movement and location data from these collars will provide a better understanding of elk movement in the region. Wyoming has found intermittent seropositive results from elk in the Big Horn Mountains in Wyoming. The northern terminus of the Big Horn Mountains is on the Crow Reservation in Montana. The successful capture of elk on the Crow Reservation and the negative results help provide confidence that we do not have an additional geographic area with brucellosis infected wildlife and a risk of disease spillover to livestock.