February 21, 2018 Samples Found Within Existing Management Area The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has received laboratory confirmation that 10 white-tailed deer sampled in Allegany and Washington counties tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease found in deer and elk. All of the positive samples came from Read more…
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has received laboratory confirmation that five white-tailed deer harvested in Allegany County tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease in deer, bringing the total overall cases to 11. Four of the five deer were harvested in the Chronic Wasting Disease Management Area Read more…
Two deer in a forest the Maryland Department of Natural Resources received laboratory confirmation on January 16, 2015 that four additional white-tailed deer harvested in Maryland tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), bringing the total number of overall positive cases to six. The deer, all male, were harvested in Read more…
Annapolis, Md. — The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announces new regulations to help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). These regulations, effective immediately, apply only to a small portion of Allegany County, and ban the use of bait and limit the movement of deer carcasses. “Our Read more…
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) received laboratory confirmation on February 10, 2011 that a white-tailed deer harvested in Maryland tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This is the first confirmed case of CWD in Maryland. A hunter in Allegany County reported taking the deer on November 27, Read more…
Recent laboratory tests conducted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife & Heritage Service confirm there is no evidence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Maryland. Tissue samples collected from 1,106 deer during the 2009-2010 Maryland deer hunting seasons revealed no signs of the disease. Additional samples collected Read more…
Deer population Disease-Free for Six Consecutive Years ANNAPOLIS — Samples collected from more than 900 deer during the 2007-2008 Maryland deer hunting season showed no signs of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Recent laboratory test results confirmed no evidence of the disease in brain and lymph nodes collected from 983 deer. Read more…
ANNAPOLIS – Testing of 969 deer taken during the 2006 Maryland deer hunting season and an additional 13 samples from sick appearing deer finds no sign of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Almost 3700 Maryland free ranging deer have been tested for CWD since 2002. Since CWD was identified within Hampshire Read more…
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced a new regulation that restricts the importation of meat and parts of deer, elk, moose, and other cervids from areas within those states and Canadian provinces that have confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD is a naturally occurring Read more…
ANNAPOLIS – The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife and Heritage Service announced today that none of the 75 Allegany County white-tailed deer that have been sampled for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in recent months were found to have the disease. The 49 Maryland hunter-harvested deer and 26 vehicle Read more…
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