The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced it has implemented emergency regulations regarding the handling, transport and management of deer in the State. The emergency regulations are effective immediately and represent an aggressive response to the recent discovery of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild Read more
Preliminary Positive Result Found During DEC Monitoring Efforts The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced it has received a preliminary positive result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer sampled in Oneida County. If confirmed, this will be the first known occurrence of CWD Read more
Sampling in Oneida County To Date Shows No Signs of CWD in Wild Herd The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that the initial round of sampling results for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Oneida County wild deer has shown no signs of the disease to Read more
Watkinsville, Ga. – In response to the recent discovery of two white-tailed deer from separate captive herds in Oneida County, N.Y., that tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) commends the New York Department of Environmental Control (DEC) and New York Department of Agriculture Read more
Herds Depopulated, Public Meeting Scheduled for Friday The two white-tailed deer herds confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) last week in Oneida County were depopulated today. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (DAM) had ordered the depopulation and subsequent testing for CWD in an effort to Read more
State’s Trace Back Finds Second Positive CWD in Herd Directly Linked to Index Herd A second positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in New York State has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer from a captive herd in Oneida County that is directly linked to the herd where a Read more
The first positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in New York State has been confirmed in a white-tailed doe from a captive herd in Oneida County. CWD is a transmissible disease that affects the brain and central nervous system of deer and elk. There is no evidence that CWD Read more
The Department of Environmental Conservation’s latest crackdown on chronic wasting disease (CWD) will affect all New York hunters who leave the state in pursuit of venison. Under a proposed regulation being floated at an ongoing series of public meetings on the CWD threat, hunters who kill deer or elk in Read more
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Erin M. Crotty today announced a series of statewide public meetings to inform the public of measures being taken by the State to prevent the introduction of chronic wasting disease (CWD) into New York. The meetings will aid in DEC’s development Read more