An injured elk killed by a Division of Wildlife officer Sept. 6 in Routt County tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first time an elk with the disease has been found outside the endemic area. An injured elk killed by a Colorado Division of Wildlife officer on Sept. 6 Read more
A white-tailed buck shot on a game farm in Portage County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, the first time the fatal brain disorder has been found in Wisconsin outside the original outbreak area southwest of Madison. The Department of Natural Resources said it would step up testing of Read more
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has taken the headlines in the media on numerous occasions as of late. I know that here at the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association (MDHA) we have been heavily involved in the disease since it was discovered in Wisconsin back in March of 2002. I knew then Read more
DODGEVILLE , Wis. – Landowners and Department of Natural Resources shooters killed 539 deer within the 389 square mile chronic wasting disease (CWD) Eradication Zone last week during the fourth and final week-long shooting periods this summer. Brain and lymph tissue samples are taken from collected deer for laboratory analysis. Read more
CWD expert vouches for safety of venison Dennis Anderson Star Tribune Published Sep 13, 2002 Dr. Elizabeth Williams of the Wyoming Veterinary Laboratory in Laramie, Wyo., has studied chronic wasting disease in deer and elk since 1977. A recognized authority on the disease, Williams, in the interview below, discusses, among Read more
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE UPDATE September 13, 2002 Prepared by Bruce Morrison, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission Testimony of a former deer hauler who has turned states evidence in an investigation of the illegal movement of cervids has reveled some disturbing information. This informant had hauled numerous loads of illegal deer Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Interim Findings on Cluster of Neurologic Diseases in Hunters (MADISON, September 12, 2002) – The Wisconsin Division of Public Health released information today on the status of an investigation into fatal cases of degenerative neurologic illnesses in three men who consumed wild game. The investigation, conducted by Read more
The president of a private lab near Milwaukee says hunters wanting to know if their deer have chronic wasting disease can find out from his lab in as fast as one week using a new “rapid” test for the fatal brain disease. Wildlife Support Services President William Johnson said the Read more
Raleigh, N.C. (September 9)—With more states reporting cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and national sporting magazines running full-length features on the topic, this disease of deer and elk is receiving more attention than ever. North Carolina hunters want to know—is our deer herd disease-free? Are we safe? The North Read more
The EPA is scrutinizing laboratory practices at the Colorado Division of Wildlife, worried that the infectious agents believed to cause chronic wasting disease could wash into public sewers and underground septic tanks. Water regulators with the Environmental Protection Agency could require wildlife officials to alter plumbing at division laboratories in Read more