OLYMPIA – Washington residents heading out of state to hunt deer and elk in areas affected by chronic wasting disease (CWD) are reminded to have their game processed before bringing it back home. As they did last year, state wildlife managers are urging the precaution to reduce the risk of Read more
Colorado Biologists Continue to Track Distribution of Fatal Wildlife Disorder Continuing their search for better information on distribution and occurrence of chronic wasting disease(CWD) in Colorado’s deer and elk herds, state wildlife officials are implementing a new electronic network of handheld computers to streamline surveillance of the fatal neurological disorder. Read more
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 – As U.S. consumers seek reassurance that their hamburgers and steaks are free of deadly mad cow disease, researchers at the University of California-San Francisco say they may have found a promising solution. They’ve developed a faster, more reliable test for identifying the disease, possibly even Read more
Deer and elk hunters headed to the field this fall should be aware that a number of states have adopted new regulations pertaining to the transportation of hunter-harvested deer and elk. These regulations are in response to growing concerns about the spread of CWD, and are an attempt to minimize Read more
Chronic wasting disease is transmitted more easily than previously thought, a finding that complicates efforts to curb the relative of mad cow disease as it spreads in populations of deer and elk, according to a new study. Researchers who previously believed transmission from doe to fawn played an important role Read more
CWD UPDATE August 28, 2003 The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has quarantined two game farms in that state. The farms imported approximately 20 whitetail deer from Wisconsin without the proper permits recently. The quarantine affects around 100 deer plus some elk and exotic sheep. The animals were imported Read more
Editor’s Note: this is the second of eight bi-weekly columns in which the Department of Natural Resources Secretary will try to answer some of the many questions and concerns related to Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Wisconsin. How did wild deer in southwest Wisconsin get CWD? Unfortunately, since the disease Read more
A new proclamation that establishes guidelines for transporting deer and elk carcasses into North Dakota is a precaution against the possible spread of chronic wasting disease into the state, according to Randy Kreil, wildlife chief for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. The 2003 deer and elk carcass importation Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 22)—This fall N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologists will monitor aggressively for a deadly deer disease. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurological disease of deer and elk. CWD produces small lesions in the brains of infected animals. It is characterized by loss of body condition, abnormal Read more
New law will target chronic wasting disease COLUMBIA – A new state regulation, designed to prevent chronic wasting disease from breaking out in South Carolina among herds of deer and elk, will ban hunters from importing certain carcass parts taken from states with diagnosed cases of the disease. The new Read more