CWD UPDATE December 17, 2004 The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission reports the confirmation of a case of CWD on the Cornhusker Wildlife Management Area, near the town of Grand Island in Hall County. The positive was a 2½-year-old whitetail buck. This is approximately 250 east of the Panhandle where Read more…
Latest News & Updates on CWD Updated December 2, 2004 The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reports finding CWD for the first time on the east slope of the Big Horn Mountains in the north-central part of the state. One whitetail buck and one mule deer buck from the area Read more…
CWD UPDATE November 9, 2004 Five additional red deer from the facility in Arizona that had the inconclusive CWD positive have been tested and the prion disease was not detected in the additional animals. Investigation into this occurrence is ongoing. Sixteen University of Alberta researchers with a combined total of Read more…
HAMILTON (AP) — A scientific journal has named prion protein research at Rocky Mountain Laboratories as one of the most significant biomedical achievements of the past 10 years, the lab said Thursday. The research from 1994 was highlighted in the November edition of the journal Nature Medicine, lab spokesman Ken Read more…
CWD UPDATE October 28, 2004 The story about the Arizona Red Deer incident that is going around the country needs clearing up. According to Jim DeVos of the Arizona Game and Fish Department, a producer had a red deer die in the spring of this year. The individual held the Read more…
The Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre has released the expert scientific panel report titled “Chronic Wasting Disease in Canadian Wildlife: An Expert Opinion on the Epidemiology and Risks to Wild Deer”. It is available on their web site at http://wildlife1.usask.ca/ccwhc2003/Publications/CWD%20Expert%20Report%20Final%20-%2020040804.pdf (PDF). I recommend this report to everyone; it contains some Read more…
Group aims to identify research needs for brain-wasting proteins U.S. officials have created a federal interagency working group to identify gaps in scientific knowledge about abnormal prion proteins, believed to cause bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) and other diseases, according to a September 21 press release from the White House Office Read more…
Deer and elk hunters hunt for a variety of reasons. Harvesting meat is an obvious one. But most hunters are also inspired by enjoying recreation, being close to nature and spending time with family and friends. All are valuable components of good hunting. Whatever your motivations for going afield, take Read more…
Chronic Wasting Disease in Canadian Wildlife: An Expert Opinion on the Epidemiology and Risks to Wild Deer is now available on the Canadian Cooperative Wildlife Health Centre website. This document represents a summary of discussion, conclusions, and recommendations of an Expert Scientific Panel convened to: provide a synopsis of chronic Read more…
Renews Call For an End to Game Farms in Canada OTTAWA, ON – The Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) is renewing its call to have the game farming industry in Canada decommissioned with compensation paid to farmers. This comes in response to an expert panel report on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Read more…