Life Process of Myxobolus cerebralis, the parasite that triggers whirling illness. through mtpr.org
Thirty years back, the fly-fishing world was frightened by the discovery of whirling illness in Montana’s trout population. Would the rivers of Huge Sky Nation no longer measure up to their famous status? While the worst-case-scenario forecasts never ever became a reality, some waters, such as the Madison, saw their rainbow populations lower by as much as 95%.
Whirling illness is still present, however we do not hear much about it. Why not? A remarkable interview on Montana Public Radio reviews the preliminary panic about whirling illness, along with the decades-long healing that’s still a little bit of a secret.
