Trey Iles – Baton Rouge The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission (LWFC) approved a Declaration of Emergency (DE) and Notice of Intent (NOI) to expand the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Control Area in northeast central Louisiana beginning May 1. The action came during the commission’s April 3 meeting in response Read more
The Province, with the support of the ʔaq’am and the cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley, has completed the removal and testing of urban deer to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The operation took place Feb. 18-28, during which time 100 deer were removed from Cranbrook and 26 from Kimberley. Read more
Date: March 24, 2025Contact: Andrew Bentley, 703 361-1339 MANASSAS, VA — During recent white-tailed deer reduction operations and subsequent disease sampling, one deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The animal was from the Prince William County, Virginia portion of the park. This is Read more
PINEDALE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has detected chronic wasting disease in an adult cow elk from Elk Hunt Area 93 at the Black Butte Feedground. Game and Fish personnel investigated, collected samples and removed the carcass after discovering the elk. Elk Hunt Area 93 is located in Read more
March 12, 2025 Washtenaw is now the 15th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population, according to the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. An adult buck found acting ill in Salem Township recently tested positive for CWD. The Michigan State University Veterinary Diagnostic Read more
Author:Jennifer HoltonMDARD Media ContactHoltonJ@Michigan.gov517-284-5724 LANSING, MI — The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is reporting the detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a farmed white-tailed deer from Osceola County. The infected seven-year-old deer was discovered as part of the state’s CWD surveillance program for farmed deer. Read more
AUSTIN – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) received confirmation of two cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Kaufman County deer breeding facility. This is the first CWD detection in a deer breeding facility in the county. Two white-tailed deer – a 20-month-old male and an eight-month-old female Read more
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed Indiana’s second positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a neurological disease that affects deer, resulting in their eventual death. The positive, wild white-tailed deer was a 2.5-year-old male harvested in Posey County. CWD has been detected in wild Read more
Thu, 02/20/2025 The North Dakota Game and Fish Department tested 1,456 animals for chronic wasting disease during the 2024 sampling season. Game and Fish confirmed 17 deer tested positive for CWD, 15 of which were taken by hunters and two were clinical deer confirmed through diagnostic examination. Positive cases Read more
PINEDALE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in two adult female elk from Elk Hunt Area 87. The first elk was found dead in January, followed by the second in early February. Both elk were discovered at the Dell Creek feedground. Read more