RALEIGH, N.C. (August 22)—This fall N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission biologists will monitor aggressively for a deadly deer disease. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a transmissible neurological disease of deer and elk. CWD produces small lesions in the brains of infected animals. It is characterized by loss of body condition, abnormal Read more
New law will target chronic wasting disease COLUMBIA – A new state regulation, designed to prevent chronic wasting disease from breaking out in South Carolina among herds of deer and elk, will ban hunters from importing certain carcass parts taken from states with diagnosed cases of the disease. The new Read more
To keep ahead of the crush of deer and elk heads submitted by hunters for chronic wasting disease tests this year, the state Division of Wildlife and Colorado State University have four tools they hope will speed up the process. • The Ribolyzer, which the labs can use to grind Read more
With deer season beginning in several zones, California hunters who plan to hunt deer and elk out-of-state must follow strict new guidelines to minimize the chance of spreading Chronic Wasting Disease to California elk and deer herds. The new permanent regulation, adopted by the Fish and Game Commission in April, Read more
RICHLAND CENTER – The Department of Natural Resources will host an Open House here Thursday, Aug. 28, to provide information on chronic wasting disease (CWD) management efforts in Richland County. The Open house will run from 3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Wallace Student Center cafeteria on the campus Read more
California hunters who plan to hunt deer and elk out- of-state must follow strict new guidelines to minimize the chance of spreading Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) to California elk and deer herds. Unlike the emergency regulation adopted last year, the new permanent regulation, adopted by the Fish and Game Commission Read more
CWD UPDATE August 13, 2003 Wisconsin DNR reports a positive female whitetail from Walworth County. This was a three-year-old animal collected by a police officer after he observed it in a sickly condition. This is approximately two miles outside of the current management zone in Wisconsin. The location is about Read more
MADISON — Five deer and elk herds have been quarantined within the expanded boundaries of the Department of Natural Resources chronic wasting disease eradication zone. All are enrolled in the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection’s CWD monitoring program and none have ever shown any sign of the disease Read more
Madison, Wis. – A three-year-old female deer shot by a village police officer in a Fontana city park has tested positive for chronic wasting disease. The site of the kill is approximately two miles outside of Wisconsin’s current CWD herd reduction zone. “While this is certainly disappointing, this news is Read more
Scientific Evidence Indicates No Measurable Risk to Public Health Calls for International Dialogue to Develop a Practical, Risk-based Approach to Trade WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2003–Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman said today that, after a thorough scientific analysis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin accepting applications for import permits for Read more