MADISON, Wis. – In cooperation with local businesses, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources staff will collect deer heads for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing during the 2020 archery, crossbow and gun hunting seasons. The health of the deer herd relies on commitment from hunters. Managing CWD begins with knowing where the disease Read more
9/18/2020 7:28:27 PM Cheyenne – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed two new hunt areas where deer and elk have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the Sheridan Region. CWD was confirmed in Deer Hunt Area 25 in the Bighorn Mountains with a positive test from Read more
Publisert 11.09.2020 On Thursday evening 10th of September, the Norwegian Veterinary Institute notified the Norwegian Food Safety Authority of a confirmed case of CWD in a wild reindeer shot during the ordinary hunt on the Hardanger plateau in central southern Norway. Material from a lymph node tested positive, while brain Read more
Release Date: June 9, 2020 Media Contact: Kevin Hoffman, Public Information Officer, (608) 224-5005 Download PDF MADISON—The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) confirms that two deer at a Trempealeau County hunting ranch have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). Results were confirmed by the National Veterinary Read more
March 13, 2020 Discovery marks first case of CWD in this area of Minnesota A wild deer in Dakota County was confirmed positive for chronic wasting disease, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources said. The deer, an adult male, was reported by a local resident near Farmington as displaying neurological symptoms and was tested as part of the DNR’s risk-based disease surveillance program. It is the first detection of the Read more
February 10, 2020 Contact: Chad Switzer, 605.773.4193 or chad.switzer@state.sd.us PIERRE, S.D. – Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was recently confirmed in the counties of Butte, Corson and Haakon in western South Dakota, from samples provided by hunters. One male white-tail deer from both Butte and Corson counties tested positive, while two Read more
CWD – Region 1 Friday, January 17, 2020 Kalispell, MT — A second moose has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in northwest Montana. A hunter harvested the bull moose during the last week of the general hunting season near Fawn Creek southeast of Libby. The moose was harvested within Read more
The CWD-Positive Wild Deer Harvested During 2019 Nine-Day Gun Deer Hunting Season Contact(s): Ellen Barth, Wildlife Area Supervisor920-424-4003, Ellen.Barth@wisconsin.govJeff Pritzl, Wildlife District Supervisor, 920-662-5127, Jeffrey.Pritzl@wisconsin.govJanuary 23, 2020 at 8:09:20 am OSHKOSH, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirms that a wild deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease Read more
News Release For immediate release: January 10, 2020 Contact: Michael Crusan Investigation leads to additional CWD positive deer on Pine County farm News Release For immediate release: January 10, 2020 Contact: Michael Crusan Saint Paul, MN- The ongoing chronic wasting disease investigation of farms tied to the Douglas County detection Read more
For Immediate Release: January 14, 2020 Media Contact: Jessy Sielski, 517-284-5725 LANSING – The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural and Development (MDARD) has confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in three white-tailed deer from a Newaygo County deer farm. All three deer were four-and-a-half years old. The samples were submitted Read more