The spread of chronic wasting disease toward Yellowstone’s famed game herds alarms wildlife lovers, but two top researchers think biologists will discover a powerful ally in an old frontier villain. The wolf. Wildlife managers have never controlled a major outbreak of chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurologic malady of deer Read more
LONDON, England (AP) — The British government reported on Wednesday a patient died of the human form of mad cow disease after a blood transfusion from an infected donor — the first time such a connection has been reported. Health Secretary John Reid told Parliament it was not possible to Read more
CWD UPDATE November 19, 2003 The fiscal year 04 Interior budget passed by Congress includes 4.2 million for CWD research to USGS. This is a 1 million dollar increase over last year’s 3.2 million dollar appropriation. This includes a specified appropriation of $250,000 to establish a wildlife disease center in Read more
Congress gave final approval Monday to a bill that includes $4.2 million to expand research on chronic wasting disease on wild deer and elk populations. The money, a $1 million increase in funding over last year, was requested by Rep. Dave Obey, D-Wis. He said it was $375,000 more than Read more
CWD UPDATE November 3, 2003 The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reports 5 new cases of CWD from their disease eradication zone. Three of these animals were harvested during the archery season and two were shot by agency personnel after reports of sick looking deer. They included a yearling buck, Read more
Release No. 0372.03 WASHINGTON, Oct. 31, 2003–The United States Department of Agriculture today issued a proposed rule to amend its bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) regulations to establish a new category of regions that recognizes those that present a minimal risk of introducing BSE into the United States via the importation Read more
CWD UPDATE October 17, 2003 The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources reports additional CWD positive mule deer. The latest was from Sanpete County in central Utah. This is the farthest west CWD has been confirmed and is not close to the previous positives in Utah. This case was from a Read more
CWD UPDATE September 18, 2003 The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources has reported two additional positive male mule deer from the archery season this fall. One deer was taken on Diamond Mountain ease of Vernal and the other on the LaSal Mountains east of Moab. Both were adult animals. A Read more
NEW YORK, Sept. 7 – As U.S. consumers seek reassurance that their hamburgers and steaks are free of deadly mad cow disease, researchers at the University of California-San Francisco say they may have found a promising solution. They’ve developed a faster, more reliable test for identifying the disease, possibly even Read more
Deer and elk hunters headed to the field this fall should be aware that a number of states have adopted new regulations pertaining to the transportation of hunter-harvested deer and elk. These regulations are in response to growing concerns about the spread of CWD, and are an attempt to minimize Read more