LITTLE ROCK – A deer killed in Colorado and brought to Arkansas for processing has been confirmed to have chronic wasting disease. The Arkansas hunter left a portion of the deer’s brain and spine in Colorado to be tested by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. The results of that test Read more
Nine mule deer and an elk taken by hunters outside the established area for chronic wasting disease have tested positive. Nine more mule deer and an elk taken by hunters outside the chronic wasting disease established area in northeastern Colorado have tested positive for the disease. The deer were taken Read more
In response to many inquiries received as a result of the November 12 call to State officials and the CVM Update, entitled “Material from CWD-Positive Animals Should Not Be Used for Animal Feed”, FDA is clarifying its current position regarding the use in animal feed of material from free range Read more
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health today released completed test results related to the investigation into the fatal cases of degenerative neurological illnesses in three men who consumed wild game served during a series of feasts. The test results announced today indicate that Wayne Waterhouse, a northern Wisconsin resident who Read more
The Wisconsin Division of Public Health today released completed test results related to the investigation into the fatal cases of degenerative neurological illnesses in three men who consumed wild game served during a series of feasts. The test results announced today indicate that Wayne Waterhouse, a northern Wisconsin resident who Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE UPDATE November 21, 2002 A five year old free-roaming elk from Wind Cave National Park in South Dakota has tested positive for CWD. The animals was exhibiting the clinical signs of CWD and was collected for testing. Tests conducted at the Colorado State University Lab confirmed CWD. Read more
BARNEVELD, Wisconsin (Reuters) — In a gravel clearing beside the Eagle Mart Stop-N-Go gas station, about 20 men and a few women, some in flannel shirts and yellow rubberized coveralls, spent a recent weekend sawing the heads off hundreds of Wisconsin deer shot by hunters. Hunting season began early in Read more
Deer hunters submitted about 500 additional samples for chronic wasting disease tests during the second weekend of Minnesota’s firearms deer season, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The firearms deer season began Nov. 9. The DNR estimates that it has collected about 4,000 of the 5,000 to 6,000 Read more
Although CWD has not been found in Tennessee, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) will hold biological data collection checking stations locally this weekend. Local checking stations will be held at Jeff’s Market, Highway 64 East; Parsley’s #2, located on Highway 231 North; Fritz’s Market, Highway 431 North; and Coldwater Read more
Sioux Falls is creating space in its landfill for deer and elk carcasses a week after a federal agency ruling that prevents rendering companies from collecting the remains. “Four thousand carcasses are waiting to be disposed of,” Lyle Johnson, the city’s public works director, informed City Council members Monday. Last Read more