As a result of receiving confirmation earlier this month that a road-killed deer in Hampshire County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) has engaged the agency’s CWD – Response Plan. “Our highly trained and professional wildlife biologists, wildlife managers and conservation Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources heads to Hampshire County this week to expand its investigation on chronic wasting disease. The agency will hold a public meeting tonight in Hampshire County, and then begin shooting deer tomorrow. Both actions come after the announcement earlier this month that Read more
The governor’s proclamation establishing guidelines for transporting deer and elk carcasses and carcass parts into North Dakota has been signed, according to Greg Link, assistant wildlife chief for the state Game and Fish Department. The 2005 proclamation, signed by Gov. John Hoeven, provides transportation and importation guidelines for white-tailed deer, Read more
OLYMPIA – As fall hunting seasons get under way, Washington wildlife officials are reminding hunters that it is illegal to bring home bone-in deer or elk carcasses or body parts from eight states and one Canadian province where chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected in wild herds. In addition, Read more
Wisconsin is entering its fourth year of Chronic Wasting Disease management. During the first three years of the CWD control program, extensive testing was conducted across the state to investigate the distribution and prevalence of the disease. We have made significant progress toward reducing the free-ranging deer population in the Read more
Alert Comes on Heels of Recent DEM Reminder that New York State and Surrounding Counties Also Subject to Rhode Island CWD Regulations PROVIDENCE – The Department of Environmental Management alerts hunters that Chronic Wasting Disease has been detected in West Virginia and that the entire state of West Virginia and Read more
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced today it has received confirmation that a road-killed deer in Hampshire County tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “This is the first known occurrence of CWD in West Virginia ,” said Director Frank Jezioro . “Upon receiving this confirmation, we initiated Read more
Alberta’s ongoing chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance effort has identified the disease in a wild mule deer about 30 kilometres southeast of Oyen, Alberta. The case was confirmed today by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). A member of the public observed a very thin deer, which was subsequently collected Read more
CHEYENNE – Deer and elk hunters across Wyoming and the region gave the Wyoming Game and Fish Department high marks for its work to address chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to a survey sponsored by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies. The mail survey, conducted by the College Read more
SANTA FE – Deer and elk hunters will be required to observe new rules regarding the removal of game animal parts from a 250-square-mile area of the Sacramento Mountains in southern New Mexico this fall as the Department of Game and Fish continues efforts to prevent the spread of chronic Read more