Salt Lake City — Chronic wasting disease was first detected in Utah’s mule deer in 2002, in northeastern Utah, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently confirmed it has now spread to deer in the Scofield area of Carbon County, as well as new areas of Uintah County. Chronic Read more
SALT LAKE CITY — Chronic wasting disease was first detected in mule deer in Utah in 2002 in northeastern Utah, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently confirmed it has now spread to deer in the Payson area of Utah County, as well. Chronic wasting disease is a relatively rare transmissible Read more
Salt Lake City — Chronic wasting disease was first detected in mule deer in Utah in 2002 in northeastern Utah, and the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources recently confirmed it has now spread to deer in Salt Lake County too. Chronic wasting disease is a relatively rare transmissible disease that Read more
Statement Regarding Confirmation of Chronic Wasting Disease in One Domestic Elk The office of the State Veterinarian confirms that one domestic bull elk has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The discovery came following routine testing of a male elk that was harvested by a hunter at the Broadmouth Read more
A deer infected with chronic wasting disease has been found in a new area in Utah. That’s not a surprise, though — the new area is next to an area where the disease has been for years. 1,200 samples taken this fall Technicians at the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Read more
Samples from big game animals taken this past hunting season turned up something never seen in Utah before—an elk with chronic wasting disease. The cow elk—along with five buck deer—tested positive for CWD. The six animals were taken on units in Utah where CWD has been found in past years. Read more
The Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Logan has finished testing more than 1,800 deer for chronic wasting disease. The deer were taken during Utah’s 2006 fall hunting seasons. Of the more than 1,800 deer tested, seven had the disease, the Division of Wildlife Resources announced March 1. One of the Read more
The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is testing for Chronic Wasting Disease (or CWD) again this year. The Northeastern Region is looking closely at hunt units 8 and 9. These are the North and South Slope Units so they would include Diamond Mountain, Flaming Gorge, the eastern and central portions Read more
Biologists from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have begun testing elk and deer for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). “For 2006, the Northeastern Region will concentrate efforts on the Uinta Mountain hunting units 8 and 9 (North Slope and South Slope respectively),” said Boyde Blackwell, regional wildlife manager. “In Read more
PRICE, UTAH — Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) personnel are in the process of monitoring the presence and prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the State of Utah. A small number of deer harvested in the state have tested positive for CWD during the past four years. Sportsmen participating Read more