Delaware has confirmed its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease, or CWD, in a wild white-tailed deer. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) announced the positive result today after it was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (USDA NVSL) in a hunter-harvested deer sampled as Read more
Date: April 9, 2026Contact: Lindsey DonaldsonContact: Phillip S. Greenwalt Thurmont, Md. – During recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling at Catoctin Mountain Park, two deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first CWD-positive detection at Catoctin Mountain Park. In 2024, three nearby national parks – Antietam and Monocacy National Battlefields and Harpers Read more
A Declaration of Emergency (DE) has been issued by Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Tyler Bosworth in response to a recently confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) detection in a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer in Ouachita Parish in January. The DE includes all of Ouachita Parish and portions of Read more
Salt Lake City — Chronic wasting disease was first detected in Utah’s mule deer in 2002, in northeastern Utah, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently confirmed it has now spread to deer in the Scofield area of Carbon County, as well as new areas of Uintah County. Chronic Read more
Date: March 5, 2026Contact: Jason Martz GETTYSBURG, PA—During recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling at Gettysburg National Military Park (NMP) and Eisenhower National Historic Site (NHS), two deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This marks the first confirmed case of CWD at Gettysburg NMP. Park Read more
Gladwin is now the 18th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. A hunter-harvested deer from Clement Township recently tested positive for the disease. The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory confirmed the CWD finding. Read more
A hunter-harvested mule deer from Cimarron County in Oklahoma’s Panhandle has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has activated the CWD Response Plan jointly produced with the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. This latest CWD-positive deer was harvested about 3.5 miles west of Felt, near the location where Read more
BY Jerry Kane ON Jan 16, 2026 Conservation News, Wildlife News Chronic wasting disease surveillance conducted in southwestern Nebraska during the November and December deer seasons detected 197 positive cases in deer. In the Buffalo, Republican, Platte and Frenchman management units 785 samples were collected for testing. CWD was detected Read more
NASHVILLE — The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) received a positive chronic wasting disease (CWD) test result in a hunter-harvested deer in Humphreys County, the first positive case for Humphreys County. The 2025-26 deer season wrapped up over the weekend of Jan. 10-11, with the Young Sportsman hunt. Potential changes for Read more
The Province has received confirmation two deer harvested in the Kootenay region have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). “These newest confirmations are deeply concerning and the Province continues to work with partners to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease,” said Randene Neill, Minister of Water, Land and Read more