WINNIPEG — Every time the phone rings these days at Alan Meline’s hunting resort in Nestor Falls, Ont., he braces for more bad news. All nine of his $2,500 bear-hunting reservations for August have been cancelled. Many more outdoor enthusiasts are threatening to cancel their hunts for deer and moose Read more
Hunting Trophies from Canada The trophy prohibition from Canada as a result of the confirmed case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) applies to ruminants (including cervids) only. Bears, wolves, mountain lions, etc. remain unaffected. Completely finished trophies are also unaffected and are allowed unrestricted entry. With respect to ruminant hunting Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HERCULES, CA – July 15, 2003 – Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. (AMEX: BIO and BIO.B), a multinational manufacturer and distributor of life science research products and clinical diagnostics announced today that it has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to sell its TeSeE® test Read more
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of Wisconsin lawmakers is pushing the federal government to make more money available for the fight against chronic wasting disease. U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, a Democrat, and Republican U.S. Reps. Mark Green and Paul Ryan have introduced legislation in Congress to create $20.5 million in Read more
A commission will look at ways to keep chronic wasting disease out of Oregon. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission meets Friday in Portland to vote on adding rules for dealing with banned animal parts that get into the state from areas with chronic wasting disease. Previously, commissioners made permanent Read more
Phoenix – Arizona Game and Fish Department officials are asking people not to attempt rescues of deer or elk – especially deer fawns and elk calves, even if they appear to be in trouble. “We are concerned that well-meaning people who believe they are rescuing such animals could potentially be Read more
On 19 June, two House Resources Subcommittees held a joint oversight hearing on chronic wasting disease (CWD). The lawmakers heard testimony from US Geological Survey Director Charles Groat, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator Bobby Acord, Colorado Division of Wildlife Director Russell George, and IAFWA Legislative Director Gary Taylor Read more
MADISON – Researchers continuing to examine the results of the chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling effort during the 2002 Wisconsin hunting seasons report that the data indicates older bucks have a higher prevalence of the fatal brain disease and that the disease is not uniformly distributed within the infected area. Read more
MADISON ― The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has ordered a Walworth County whitetail deer and elk herd to be killed and tested for chronic wasting disease. The herd, owned by Wayne Kuhnke of Delavan, has been quarantined since September 2002, because animal health officials believe it Read more
The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission is seeking public comment on a proposal to restrict the importation of deer and elk parts into Montana from other states or countries with known cases of Chronic Wasting Disease. The proposed rule would make it unlawful to import dead deer or elk Read more