181 deer from 2005-06 hunting season tested positive for CWD FITCHBURG, Wis. – Either sex harvest for bow and gun hunting, shorter seasons, and a longer break between the seasons highlight changes to deer hunting rules for southern Wisconsin’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) zones this fall. The rules were approved Read more
The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has concluded Florida’s deer herd shows no signs of chronic wasting disease (CWD) after four years of testing for the deadly disease. CWD is a contagious neurological disease that has been found in captive and wild herds of mule deer, white-tailed deer and Read more
The APHIS Final Rule for interstate transportation of captive cervids was published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 21, 2006. It can be downloaded at http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-6367.htm
WASHINGTON, July 24, 2006–The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is finalizing a rule amending its regulations regarding the control and eradication of communicable diseases of livestock to establish a chronic wasting disease (CWD) herd certification program for cervids. This action provides a necessary and important Read more
ALBUQUERQUE – Nine hunters who voluntarily reported their 2005-2006 harvest results or had their animal tested for chronic wasting disease were rewarded with opportunities to hunt elk in the Valle Vidal or oryx at White Sands Missile Range. Seven of 14,713 hunters who reported their harvest results received hunt authorizations Read more
CWD UPDATE 77 July 13, 2006 Presently, there is no evidence of prion diseases in free-living German cervids. This is the result of a study conducted by scientists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research in Berlin, Germany. The scientists examined more than 7,300 brain samples taken from Read more
SANTA FE – Three deer in southern New Mexico have tested positive for chronic wasting disease, bringing the total number of confirmed CWD-infected deer in the state to 15 since the first infected deer was discovered in 2002. The Department received test results Wednesday from the state Veterinary Diagnostic Services Read more
BROOKINGS, S.D. – A South Dakota State University scientist is doing research that could lead to a live animal test for chronic wasting disease. The fatal illness, for which there is no known cure, attacks the central nervous system of deer and elk, causing the infected animals to waste away. Read more
CWD UPDATE 75 June 14, 2006 A reminder to the states that will be submitting grant applications to USDA-APHIS for CWD work for the coming year. The deadline for grant applications is July 14, 2006. As in the past, applications should be submitted through the local AVIC. A big thank Read more
Test results for chronic wasting disease on 1,536 wild deer and 31 elk collected from North Dakota hunters during the 2005 hunting season are negative, according to Dorothy Fecske, State Game and Fish Department wildlife disease biologist. Samples for CWD testing were sent to the Wyoming State Veterinary Lab last Read more