State finds violations, lax record keeping at many sites, report says A state inspection of private deer farms, prompted by the discovery of chronic wasting disease, found that 436 white-tailed deer escaped into the wild, officials said Tuesday The Department of Natural Resources found that captive deer have escaped from Read more
FITCHBURG, Wis. – The Department of Natural Resources recently completed an aerial count of deer in the 411-square-mile chronic wasting disease (CWD) Eradication Zone, and the agency is looking to release the results within the next couple of weeks. “We’re crunching the numbers right now,” noted DNR South Central Region Read more
Tough new rule regulating deer and elk farmers becomes law MADISON — The secretaries of the state departments of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Rod Nilsestuen, and Natural Resources, Scott Hassett, today pledged close cooperation of their agencies in monitoring deer health as the DNR transfers jurisdiction over farm-raised whitetail Read more
MADISON – A new interactive map that allows viewers to check on the number of deer tested for chronic wasting disease in their area is now available on the Department of Natural Resources Web site at http://maps.dnr.state.wi.us/cwd/ The new mapping feature allows people to search the testing effort at a Read more
From the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission on Thursday received results from the last group of deer sampled for chronic wasting disease following the 2002 hunting season, with no new positive results found. In total, 4,279 deer were tested statewide. Twelve deer tested positive Read more
DOW prepared to test more deer and elk for CWD in 2003. More than 26,000 deer and elk were tested for chronic wasting disease CWD) in Colorado last year in the largest, most intensive wildlife surveillance effort ever conducted in the state. Division of Wildlife (DOW) employees, aided by volunteers 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
WASHINGTON, DC – Nebraska’s Senator Ben Nelson today asked the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to direct $800,000 to the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission for its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance and monitoring program. This funding allocation would allow the Scottsbluff Animal Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – More than 4,000 samples taken during the firearm deer season have been tested for chronic wasting disease and no new cases were found, the Department of Natural Resources announced today. “This is good news,” said Paul Shelton, IDNR’s Forest Wildlife Program Manager. “Of the areas sampled so Read more
PIKEVILLE, KY. (AP) — Brain tissue and glands from Kentucky deer killed during last fall’s hunting season have turned up no evidence of chronic wasting disease. So far, tests have been completed on 500 of 2,500 deer sampled. “I don’t expect to find anything,” said Jonathan Day, big game coordinator Read more