North Dakota hunters donated more than 1,500 deer heads that are currently in the process of being tested for chronic wasting disease, according to Jacquie Ermer, wildlife disease biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, Riverdale. The 2003 Hunter-Harvested Surveillance program established a goal of sampling 1,500 deer Read more…
ESTES PARK – The mule deer buck, his impressive rack silhouetted against the Continental Divide, pursued a doe across a grassy resort lawn in a timeless Rocky Mountain drama. The buck’s thick neck was swollen by hormones released during the rut. His sleek coat and thick antlers spoke of a Read more…
MILWAUKEE – In a California laboratory, “humanized” brains of more than 100 mice that were injected with chronic wasting disease lie frozen, waiting for the second part of an experiment that could help answer a burning question. Can people get sick by eating deer infected with chronic wasting disease? With Read more…
HARRISBURG – While there continues to be no known cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Commonwealth, the Pennsylvania Game Commission, joined by veterinarians and laboratory technicians from the Pennsylvania and U.S. departments of Agriculture, is stepping up its efforts next week to verify that fact. “Currently, there are Read more…
Madison , Wis. – A wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in the disease eradication zone (DEZ) of Rock County. This is the first CWD positive discovered in the 25-square mile zone that was established by the Department of Natural Resources this year due to proximity Read more…
Early results from a portion of the 1,055 wild deer and elk submitted for chronic wasting disease testing this hunting season show that none of the animals were infected by the fatal ailment, state wildlife officials said today. The tissue-samples from deer and elk harvested by hunters this season, or Read more…
PIERRE – This year’s first report for game animals tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) recently arrived, and state Game Fish and Parks officials say one animal tested positive. Species being tested include elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer. As of Nov.13, we have sampled 1,146 game animals from certain Read more…
MADISON — No chronic wasting disease was found among whitetail deer destroyed on a Sauk County farm after one of their herdmates tested positive for the disease in October, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt said today. The 2-year-old buck that tested positive was one of only four deer on the Read more…
CWD UPDATE November 19, 2003 The fiscal year 04 Interior budget passed by Congress includes 4.2 million for CWD research to USGS. This is a 1 million dollar increase over last year’s 3.2 million dollar appropriation. This includes a specified appropriation of $250,000 to establish a wildlife disease center in Read more…
DODGEVILLE – Hunters are reminded that DNR will not provide drop-off sites for butchered waste or carcasses this year for deer harvested in the chronic wasting disease (CWD) Herd Reduction Zone (HRZ). Instead, hunters are encouraged to donate excess venison for distribution to food panties around the state. “We don’t Read more…