Animals found dead in early-April near Nipawin in province’s east-central region The first-ever cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in wild elk have been discovered in Saskatchewan, but the provincial government hasn’t been very public about it. The animals were found dead west of Nipawin in early April, close to Read more
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed animals in a white-tail deer herd and two elk hunt operations in Saskatchewan have tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). As a result, the CFIA has quarantined a white-tail deer herd and an elk hunt operation in the Prince Albert area along Read more
A white tailed deer found near Nipawin, has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD is a contagious neurological disease affecting deer and elk. It causes a degeneration of the brains of infected animals and is in the same family of prion diseases as BSE. “We don’t want to put Read more
Dead deer discovered near Love tests positive for brain-wasting disease A new case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) has emerged in an area previously untouched by it, Saskatchewan Environment has confirmed. A white-tailed deer, found dead for no apparent reason about eight kilometres south of Love, tested positive after it Read more
SASKATOON – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed that an elk from a farm in the Battlefords area had Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Agency spokesperson Sandra Stevens says three farms are now under a quarantine order. “We want to make sure we have all the animals that would have Read more
Chronic Wasting Disease has been set as a national priority for piloting a Wildlife Disease Action Plan by the Canadian Councils of Resource Ministers. The Canadian Council of Wildlife Ministers recognize the growing danger wildlife diseases pose to wildlife, human health and the economy and have agreed to address the Read more
What’s new for 2004? Saskatchewan is stepping up its fight against Chronic Wasting Disease by doing three things. The first is moving from testing the heads of whitetail and mule deer taken by hunters from all over the province to an intensive testing program focusing on the areas where the Read more
Saskatchewan is stepping up its fight against chronic wasting disease (CWD) with a three-pronged approach. Beginning immediately, Saskatchewan Environment will implement the following actions: Implement an intensive program testing the heads of white-tailed and mule deer taken by hunters from the areas where the disease has been found, rather than Read more
REGINA – Chronic wasting disease appears to be spreading in the province’s wild deer population. Eighteen new cases have been found with roughly half of the tests for the year completed. Saskatchewan Environment spokesperson Joe Warbeck is worried because they’ve found more cases this year than in all previous years Read more
A mule deer buck shot near Stewart Valley, Sask., has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Art Jones of Saskatchewan Environment said that makes four positive cases in wild mule deer, including three bucks and one doe taken near Saskatchewan Landing. There have been eight positive cases in wild deer Read more