AUSTIN –The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) announced that effective immediately it is has determined that Red deer (Cervus elaphus), and Sika deer (Cervus nippon) are “susceptible species” for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and therefore must meet the same entry requirements as other cervid species regulated by the agency such Read more
AUSTIN –Chronic Wasting Disease and Bovine Tuberculosis were not detected in more than 300 deer held illegally on an East Texas deer breeding facility, according to findings at the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. The test results mean these deadly wildlife diseases have not been discovered in Texas deer, and Read more
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal, degenerative brain wasting of elk, white-tailed and mule deer, has not been detected in Texas, but maintaining surveillance for the condition is essential for animal disease response and trade purposes. The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC), the state’s livestock and poultry health regulatory agency, Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – Following the lead of other states and America’s national parks, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted Thursday to amend state code to prohibit visitors from feeding wildlife in Texas State Parks. The proposed state park operational rule change, which was published for public comment in the Read more
After testing more than 530 white-tailed deer for Chronic Wasting Disease in Texas, Texas Parks and Wildlife said all the tests have been negative. “We’re feeling pretty good about that,” said Executive Director Robert L. Cook. Nearly three times that many deer have been collected for testing, Cook said. Chronic Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – Confident that sufficient safeguards are in place to minimize the risk of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) entering the state, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted here Thursday, Nov. 7, to rescind its eight-month-long ban on the importation of white-tailed deer. The board also adopted new rules Read more
AUSTIN, Texas — While state officials take steps to assess the potential risks to Texas’ deer population from Chronic Wasting Disease, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is urging hunters to use common sense during the upcoming hunting season. CWD is a fatal brain disease that can infect deer and Read more