Two more elk herds in Minnesota will be destroyed for testing as the search goes on to determine how a single elk on a farm near Aitkin was exposed to chronic wasting disease, killing it last summer. The newly condemned elk are in herds where the bull, known as Elk Read more
While deer hunters tend to be a safety-conscious bunch, this year they have been asked to be especially observant in an area that has nothing to do with fluorescent orange apparel or basic firearm safety. Chronic wasting disease, commonly known as CWD, has the potential to wreak havoc on the Read more
WALDPORT — The most explosive issue in the history of North American deer and elk management could erupt from the end of a grapefruit knife that Doug Cottam bought at Fred Meyer. Hands safely squeezed into latex gloves, he kneels at a rural roadside in a light mist and works Read more
Wildlife officials are expanding their surveillance for chronic wasting disease in Oklahoma’s white- tailed deer herd as the brain-destroying illness continues to spread in other states. So far the incurable disease has not been found in Oklahoma’s wild deer. It was discovered in an Oklahoma County captive elk herd destroyed Read more
Next month, technicians at the state’s Department of Agriculture lab outside Columbus will analyze tissue slices from the brains of 500 white-tailed deer killed by Ohio hunters in early December. Using high-powered microscopes and special stains, they’ll try to locate tiny, spongelike holes in the tissue — indications that an Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is issuing an advisory regarding the proper disposal of deer processing byproducts. Due to the potential for surface water and groundwater contamination, the department recommends the deer processing byproducts be disposed of through permitted waste handlers. State law allows disposal Read more
PORTLAND — In a bid to keep chronic wasting disease out of Oregon, a temporary ban on bringing live deer, elk and other related species into the state has been extended through August 2004. The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to extend the ban with some minor changes on Read more
Michigan is scrambling to protect its herd of 1.8 million deer from the deadly and mysterious chronic wasting disease, already discovered in parts of 11 states. As more than 750,000 hunters trudge into the woods for Friday’s opening of the firearms deer season, experts say the fatal illness, similar to Read more
PORTLAND – The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission held the line Friday evening and adopted a permanent ban on the importation of live animals from the deer and elk family. The new rule for live animals changes little from the temporary rule adopted in August. The Commission chose not to Read more
The results of this year’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) sampling, conducted by the Nevada Division of Wildlife (NDOW), have thus far came back negative. “We are confident that CWD does not exist in Nevada and the results of our continued sampling reinforces that observation,” said Mike Cox, NDOW big game Read more