The final numbers are in for the 2002-2003 fiscal year and there have been no positive test results for CWD in Florida. A total of 676 free-ranging deer and 14 captive deer have tested negative for CWD. There were 658 deer tested through the state’s active surveillance program. These were Read more
TALLAHASSEE — Hunters don’t have to worry about chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Florida deer. At least, not for now, according to state tests. “All test results, so far, show Florida’s deer population is disease-free, and in very good condition,” said Tim Breault, the assistant director of wildlife for the Read more
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a rule to prohibit importation of any deer or elk into Florida except as provided by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The rule, passed at the commission’s recent meeting in Fort Myers, clarifies the authority of FWC officers Read more
So far this hunting season, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has collected 200 deer tissue specimens to be tested for chronic wasting disease. The disease is fatal to deer but has not turned up in Florida, and authorities are taking steps to make sure it doesn’t. The Read more
BIG PINE KEY — In January, the state will relocate some Key deer to more southern Keys in order to protect them from threats such as humans, hurricanes and a disease related to mad cow disease. Chronic wasting disease, a brain disease of antlered animals found in the western United Read more