FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2023Contact: Neal Patten, Public Information Officer, (608) 440-0294,neal.patten@wisconsin.gov Download a PDF of this release. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Rock County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The result was confirmed by Read more
Sept. 13, 2023Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN — The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of a case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deer-breeding facility in Kimble County, marking the second such detection in a deer-breeding facility located in the county. A six-year-old Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 31, 2023 Contact: Neal Patten, Public Information Officer, 608-440-0294neal.patten@wisconsin.gov Download a PDF of this release. MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that a Washburn County deer farm has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The samples were confirmed by Read more
A tissue sample collected in mid-June from a road killed adult buck deer in Marshall County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. With the addition of Marshall County, 260 deer have tested positive in 16 Iowa counties since 2013. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has scheduled two Read more
July 13, 2023Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN — Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received notification of two new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer-breeding facilities in Frio and Zavala Counties.In Frio County, a 2-year-old white-tailed doe died in a deer-breeding facility and was post-mortem Read more
Jul 3, 2023 A second wild white-tailed deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oklahoma. The deer was located about 15 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County after a landowner reported the deer behaving abnormally. Oklahoma’s first case of a wild deer infected with CWD was Read more
CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Deer Hunt Area 131. The disease was detected in a targeted mule deer buck near Rock Springs that was euthanized by wildlife managers in late April. Deer Hunt Area 131 is in the Green Read more
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has confirmed that a road-killed 4.5 year-old female white-tailed deer in Holmes County sampled during routine surveillance activities has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). It is the first known case of CWD in Florida. CWD is a contagious disease of Read more
Jun 6, 2023 A white-tailed deer in the Oklahoma Panhandle has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). A Texas County landowner reported the deer to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation after witnessing it behaving abnormally. The deer was recovered near Optima and testing was conducted. This marks the Read more
May 30, 2023 Media Contact: TPWD News, Business Hours, 512-389-8030 AUSTIN—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received notification of a new case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a free-range white-tailed deer in Bexar County. TPWD will implement disease containment measures and provide recommendations on mitigating disease transmission in the city Read more