BAITING AND FEEDING BANS TO BEGIN MAY 15, PUBLIC MEETING TO BE SCHEDULED MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Pierce County. The deer was sick and humanely dispatched in the town of Read more
April 25, 2024 AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an Edwards County deer breeding facility, marking the first detections in the county. A pair of two-year-old does tested positive using antemortem Read more
CWD-positive deer were not detected in any new counties during the 2023-24 season RALEIGH, N.C. (April 17, 2024) – The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is confirming 13 new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from deer samples submitted since July 1, 2023. This brings the total number of positive results in Read more
Date: April 17, 2024Contact: Shelley Todd, 479-451-8122 During recent white-tailed deer herd health sampling at Pea Ridge National Military Park, the National Park Service (NPS) received positive test results for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). One male deer tested positive, which is the first CWD-positive detection within the Military Park. However, CWD has been present Read more
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirms the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Waushara County. The deer was found dead in early February in the town of Wautoma and is within 10 miles of the Marquette and Portage Read more
On April 5, 2024, chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected in an Indiana deer for the first time. The deer was a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer taken during deer season in LaGrange County. End of information given by The Indiana Department of Natural Resources. All Indiana CWD information can be viewed Read more
Date: March 5, 2024Contact: NCR_Communications@nps.gov WASHINGTON— During recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling at Antietam and Monocacy national battlefields, the National Park Service (NPS) received positive test results for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Two deer tested positive at Antietam and one at Monocacy. These are the first CWD-positive detections for national parks Read more
BY Keith Stephens ON 02-22-2024 JONESBORO — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has confirmed that a hunter-harvested white-tailed deer taken in Craighead County tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The 2-year-old doe was harvested near Jonesboro during the Arkansas modern gun deer hunt. A CWD sample was collected by an AGFC Read more
2/8/2024 4:24:32 PMBy MDWFP The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) recently received Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) positive test results for a hunter-harvested buck from Claiborne County. This is the first CWD-positive detection for this county. The buck is considered “suspect positive” through initial testing and will be Read more
The Province is responding to the first cases of chronic wasting disease in British Columbia, found in two deer samples from the Kootenay Region. Chronic wasting disease is an infectious and fatal disease affecting species in the cervid family, such as deer, elk, moose and caribou. There is no direct Read more