Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection sent this bulletin at 12/10/2018 12:46 PM CSTDATCP Confirms Chronic Wasting Disease at Depopulated Washington County Deer FarmRelease Date: December 10, 2018 Media Contacts:Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5005Bill Cosh, Communications Director, (608) 224-5020 MADISON – Based on test results from Read more…
Release Date: November 15, 2018 Media Contacts: Leeann Duwe, Public Information Officer, 608-224-5005 Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – Based on test results from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tailed deer harvested from a Read more…
Full request for the approval: WI DNR Board approves stricter fence regulations Governor Walker signed the rules into effect September 7, 2018. The full document can be found here: https://dnr.wi.gov/About/NRB/2018/Aug/2018-08-2B3%20Modified.pdf
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection sent this bulletin at 06/25/2018 04:21 PM CDT DATCP Confirms CWD-Positive Elk in Sauk County Contact: Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020, William2.Cosh@wi.gov MADISON – The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that an elk from a breeding farm in Sauk Read more…
Release Date: June 18, 2018 Media Contacts: Leeann Duwe, Communications Specialist, 608-224-5005 Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a white-tailed deer from a breeding farm in Marinette County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The National Read more…
DATCP Confirms Chronic Wasting Disease at Depopulated Iowa County Deer Farm Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection sent this bulletin at 06/11/2018 08:07 AM CDT DATCP Confirms Chronic Wasting Disease at Depopulated Iowa County Deer Farm Release Date: June 11, 2018 Media Contacts: Leeann Duwe, Communications Specialist, (608) Read more…
Release Date: June 1, 2018 Media Contacts: Leeann Duwe, Communications Specialist, 608-224-5005 Bill Cosh, Communications Director, 608-224-5020 MADISON – The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has quarantined a deer farm in Dane County and an elk farm in Richland County due to chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is Read more…
In Wisconsin, Chronic Wasting Disease s concentrated among white-tailed deer in southwestern and southeastern counties. Photo: USDA Agricultural Research Service New research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison has, for the first time, detected prions responsible for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in samples taken from sites where deer congregate. Scientists Read more…
MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that a wild deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Oneida County, in the Crescent Township. As required by law, this finding will renew Oneida County’s existing baiting and feeding ban for another three years. Additionally, this positive Read more…
Contact(s): Bill Hogseth, wildlife biologist for Eau Claire and Chippewa counties, 715-839-3771 MADISON – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has confirmed that a wild deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in western Eau Claire County, near the town of Brunswick. As required by law, this finding will Read more…