The Japanese Yew is a common landscaping plant. Each year we have
several elk, dear and pronghorns die during the winter because it was
available as food. A year or so ago 7 beautiful elk died on someone's
hillside yard because they ate the landscaping shrubs. The plant is
also toxic to pets.
If you have chosen this plant for landscaping on your property you
should get rid of it and replace it with something else.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus_cuspidata
Janet US