Wildlife officials confirm 2nd case of fatal disease in Georgia deer April 23, 2025 FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN
... a second deer has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurological condition affecting deer, elk, and moose. A previous case had been found in Lanier County in January - just 400 yards away from where the second case was confirmed..,
Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Commission proposes regulation changes April 23, 2025 Messenger-Inquirer
... Following the 2024-2025 hunting season, no new CWD cases have been found to date in Kentucky’s wild deer and elk from among the more than 9,000 samples tested statewide. To date, CWD has been confirmed in one wild deer in Ballard County (2023) and one fenced deer operation in Breckinridge County (2024) ..,
More than 240 cases of chronic wasting disease found in Missouri deer April 21, 2025 FOX 2 on MSN
... More than 240 new cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) have been confirmed in deer across 35 counties in Missouri ... The positive CWD cases found across the state stem from testing more than 36,000 deer during the past hunting season and post-season removal efforts, with most cases being deer submitted by hunters during the 2024–25 deer-hunting season..,
Four mid-Missouri counties see first CWD case April 21, 2025 KOMU 8
… Across 35 counties in the past year, the conservation department reported 243 new cases of CWD, which is a fatal neurological disease that affects deer…,
CWD, Utah officials express concern amid uptick in Wyoming zombie deer disease April 15, 2025 ABC4 Utah on MSN
... Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) ... While the numbers started low, a report from the 2021-22 fiscal year showed only eight positive cases. Stout said the division has had 82 positive cases since July 2024..,
Six new counties had positive cases of chronic wasting disease, DNR says April 15, Iowa, The Gazette
... DNR recorded 135 individual positive detections through the 2024-25 surveillance season ... During the 2023-24 surveillance season, the DNR recorded 128 positive cases, up from 96 the previous season, 52 the season before that, and 21 in 2020-21..,
Hunters score victory with bill that overrules North Dakota Game and Fish policy April 11, 2025 North Dakota Monitor
... Charlie Bahnson, wildlife veterinarian for Game and Fish, said in written testimony that chronic wasting disease is still rare in North Dakota, but the department needs the feeding restrictions as a management tool. But Rep. Matt Ruby, R-Minot, argued that the bans have no effect on the spread of the disease that can be fatal in deer. ... North Dakota has had 122 positive tests of chronic wasting disease in deer since 2009 ..,
Chronic wasting disease detected in four additional Illinois counties April 11, 2025 Illinois Department of Natural Resources
... Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, has been detected in Putnam, Marshall, Adams, and Peoria counties ... Adams County is the first documented case recorded outside of the leading edge of the CWD endemic region..,
Game and Fish tests more than 5,000 samples for CWD in 2024 April 7, 2025 Wyoming Game and Fish Department
... tested 5,276 samples for chronic wasting disease, and 726 came back positive — 13.7% statewide — and saw CWD prevalence for mule deer increase throughout the state... Of those samples tested, 19.4% came back positive in hunter-harvested mule deer bucks, 29.2% in hunter-harvested white-tailed bucks and 2.3% in adult, hunter-harvested elk. The percentage of mule deer bucks increased from 2023 at 18.9%. The percentages for white-tailed deer and elk decreased from 2023 at 30.3% and 2.8,% respectively. There were no positive CWD samples from moose..,
Deer farmers seek relief from fencing rules April 3, 2025 Minnesota, The Timberjay
... The regulations were intended to tighten controls to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease ... “The DNR estimated a loss of 39 white-tailed deer farms from 140 in January of 2023 to 101 farms as of February 2024,” the motion stated. “The most recent losses are attributed to recent changes in the law, and the DNR’s recent requirement for an additional exclusionary fence, economically devastating to white-tailed deer farmers.” ...
More Ohio deer are dying from Chronic Wasting Disease. Here's why that matters March 27, 2025 The Statehouse News Bureau
... CWD was first found in the state in 2020. Since then, there’s been 73 total deer that have tested positive ... “At some point in the future, maybe we'll be talking about CWD as a threat to conservation of deer species ..." [Clint McCoy, wildlife biologist with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources]
CWD discovered in Hennepin County deer March 24, 2025 Minnesota, NewsBreak
... found in a male buck in the Greenfield area. This is the first case found in Hennepin County... shot by a hunter ...“If a hunter or a person transported that carcass out of the zone to a new area, threw it out on the landscape to decompose, then those prions which cause CWD can accumulate right there at that site,” ..,
Deer farmers, DNR clash over fence rules intended to curb spread of chronic wasting disease March 24, 2025 Minnesota House of Representatives
... At issue was chronic wasting disease and whether captive, farmed white-tailed deer need to be kept at a distance from their free-range cousins to keep the disease from spreading... HF40 ... would eliminate a provision in a 2023 law requiring deer farmers to put up specially configured fencing to nix the nose nudging...
Deer farmers, DNR clash over fence rules intended to curb spread of chronic wasting disease March 24, 2025 Minnesota House of Representatives
... At issue was chronic wasting disease and whether captive, farmed white-tailed deer need to be kept at a distance from their free-range cousins to keep the disease from spreading... HF40 ... would eliminate a provision in a 2023 law requiring deer farmers to put up specially configured fencing to nix the nose nudging...
White-tailed deer tests positive for Chronic Wasting Disease at Manassas National Battlefield Park March 24, 2025 Virginia, NPS.gov
... one deer tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The animal was from the Prince William County, Virginia portion of the park. This is the first CWD-positive detection at Manassas National Battlefield Park...
The Other Terrifying Deer Disease Creeping Across the US March 25, 2025 ZME Science
... chronic wasting disease (CWD) ... the disease may be reaching a dangerous critical point... In southern Saskatchewan, for example, nearly 80% of male mule deer now carry CWD...
Deadly chronic wasting disease found in urban deer in B.C. March 19, 2025 British Columbia, CBC.ca on MSN
... Officials were in Cranbrook and Kimberley working to determine if the condition had made its way into the area after five other cases of CWD were found nearby in the province... was discovered in B.C. for the first time last year...
Chronic Wasting Disease found in 17 Mississippi counties March 18, 2025 WJTV
... Officials ... collected more than 10,500 samples during the 2024-25 deer season for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing. According to the agency, there have been 127 positives detected since July 1, 2024, making this the highest year yet for CWD in Mississippi ..,
Game Commission Delivers Annual Report March 18, 2025 Pennsylvania Game Commision News
... in Bedford and Fulton counties ... nearly half of the hunter-harvested adult deer in this region tested positive for CWD ... the Board of Commissioners instituted an extended firearms season in three Wildlife Management Units to increase the antlerless deer harvest ..,
New CWD cases detected in Elk Hunt area, new feedground March 17, 2025 Wyoming Fish and Game News
... The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has reported two new cases of chronic wasting disease: Elk Hunt Area 62 in the Cody Region and on the Horse Creek Feedground, which is located in Elk Hunt Area 84 in the Jackson Region... Horse Creek Feedground is the fourth feedground in the state to have confirmed positive for CWD among elk. Elk Hunt Area 84, which had previously tested positive for CWD, is bordered by Elk Hunt Area 87 which is also CWD-positive..,
CWD Case Found in a White-tailed Deer in Catahoula Parish March 17, 2025 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
... a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a hunter-harvested white-tailed buck in Catahoula Parish. This is the first CWD confirmed positive in a wild deer outside of Tensas Parish. CWD was first detected in Louisiana in 2022. The latest positive brings the total number of CWD detections for Louisiana to 34..,
U.P. Deer Farm using strategic breeding genetics to resist Chronic Wasting Disease March 14, 2025 Michigan, WZMQ 19 News
... They discovered that CWD Prions found in soil, coming from remains of infected animals such as in saliva, urine or feces, can be greatly reduced by using Humic Acids in their fertilizers... Dan hopes for his farm to become the first in the country to successfully raise a full deer herd, completely resistant to the disease. Eventually reaching the goal of sending them into the wild, to spread these genetics with other deer in the area...
DNR reports Washtenaw Countys first CWD-positive wild deer March 12, 2025 Michigan DNR News
... Washtenaw is now the 15th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population ... An adult buck found acting ill in Salem Township recently tested positive for CWD... While this is the first positive in Washtenaw County, 39 deer in neighboring Jackson County have tested positive ..,
CWD found in new hunt area March 11, 2025 Wyoming, WGFD News
... The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has detected chronic wasting disease in an adult cow elk from Elk Hunt Area 93 at the Black Butte Feedground... located in the Pinedale Region and is bordered by two CWD-positive elk areas: 87 and 92. This is the first documented case of CWD in the hunt area and the first confirmed case of an elk with CWD on this feedground..,
Chronic wasting disease found in farmed deer in mid-Michigan March 11, 2025 mlive on MSN
... The case involved a 7-year-old deer from Osceola County, the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (MDARD) reported Tuesday, March 11. Investigations are ongoing to determine if there are any additional exposures to other deer..,[read the MDARD report]
Kaufman County deer breeding facility quarantined due to chronic wasting disease March 10, 2025 Texas, KETK.com on MSN
... placed under quarantine by the Texas Animal Health Commission ... a 20-month-old male and an eight-month-old female..,
CWD cases 'concerning' for Jackson Elk, biologist says March 7, 2025, Wyoming Public Radio
... [Ben Wise, a state wildlife biologist]: We had assumed that when we started detecting CWD in elk in western Wyoming, it would be pretty slow. Kind of like what we've seen in other parts of the feedground system... To have it pop up at Dell Creek in multiple animals in the same year, in the same fairly short time span. We're kind of past that point at that particular feedground. We're past that slow build... It's coming from all directions..,
Know the Facts: Chronic Wasting, Epizootic Hemorrhagic diseases in Iowa March 7, 2025 Iowa, Tama-Toledo News Chronicle
... The DNR tests between 5,000 and 6,000 deer annually, which represents about 5% of annual harvest. In the most recent testing cycle, 132 deer tested positive, with two additional suspect cases pending confirmation... the number of EHD cases in Tama County have varied in severity, with ... 75 carcasses being reported in 2024..,
Kentucky: Wild Deer & Elk Population Protection Bill Stuck in House March 5, 2025 Sportsmen's Alliance
... House Bill 700 ... outlines the boundaries of a CWD Surveillance Zone related to the exportation of cervid carcass parts and wild cervids ... also prohibits the movement of captive cervids outside of a 10-mile radius from a captive facility that had a CWD detection. It does not prohibit the interstate movement of cervids ...
How is chronic wasting disease impacting deer and elk herds in northwest Colorado? February 28, 2025 Summit Daily
... Prevalence of chronic wasting disease in males is twice as high as it is in females, Banulis said. It also has been shown to have a lesser impact on Colorado’s more migratory populations ... “When animals are concentrated, they don’t move, then you get more nose-to-nose contact, there’s prion deposition in the soils,” ...
Texas Game Wardens Bust Illegal Deer Operations Across the State February 27, 2025 TWPD News
... The suspects and charges are associated with three deer breeding facilities, ten release sites, one deer management pen and three illegal facilities not registered in the Texas Wildlife Information Management Services (TWIMS) database, meaning they were operating or receiving deer in violation of registration requirements and disease monitoring protocols... Without close monitoring, illegal movement of captive deer increases the risk of introducing CWD to areas it is not known to exist ...
New Clark County baiting and feeding ban going into effect Saturday September 25, 2025 Wisconsin, WQOW
... a farm-raised deer in Eau Claire County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This deer is within 10 miles from the border of both Clark and Jackson Counties...
Chronic wasting disease increases in much of northeastern Montana February 25, 2025 Montana, NBC Montana
... “Region-wide, CWD prevalence in adult mule deer has increased from around 3 percent of the 2018-19 samples to almost 18 percent of 2024 samples,” said Scott Hemmer, Havre-area biologist ... In Hunting District 670, the prevalence rate was 34%..,
Prions in Muscles of Cervids with Chronic Wasting Disease, Norway - Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2025
... Our findings highlight the systemic nature of CWD strains in Europe and raise questions regarding the risk of human exposure through edible tissues...
Statewide bans on baiting, feeding wildlife proposed to help fight CWD February 23, 2025 Washington, The Lewiston Tribune
... Statewide bans on feeding wildlife and using bait to hunt big game are among a suite of rules proposed to help Washington limit the spread of chronic wasting disease long into the future... The proposals are open for public comment with public hearings planned for March...
Ohio may expand tracking as chronic wasting disease spreads in deer. What it means for you February 23, 2025 Yahoo on MSN
... First identified in a wild deer taken in 2020 near Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot County, the total of confirmed CWD infections last week stood at 75. Since the Wyandot County find, infected deer have been confirmed in four more contiguous counties, Marion, Hardin, Allen and Morrow...
Second positive case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Indiana February 21, 2025 Indiana DNR
... The positive, wild white-tailed deer was a 2.5-year-old male harvested in Posey County... The deer was confirmed positive for CWD by two independent tests..,
Hannibal, State conservation department given special permission to mitigate spread of 'zombie deer disease' February 19, 2025 Missouri, Muddy River News
... The Hannibal City Council unanimously approved Tuesday night to grant the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) an exemption from the city’s prohibition of firearm use for their efforts in preventing the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD)... ecently have been found in a deer within city limits ...
North Dakota CWD Test Results February 20, 2025 NDGF News
The North Dakota Game and Fish Department tested 1,456 animals for chronic wasting disease during the 2024 sampling season. Game and Fish confirmed 17 deer tested positive for CWD, 15 of which were taken by hunters and two were clinical deer confirmed through diagnostic examination..,
200 urban deer to be killed in B.C. cities in effort to stop spread of chronic wasting disease February 14, 2025 British Columbia, CBC on MSN
... The cull, set for Feb. 18-28, will target the cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley, with 100 deer in each location to be killed and tested. Lands Minister Randene Neill said the focus of the cull is not so much to control the population, but to be able to gather a large sample to determine the extent to which the disease is present in urban populations...
Province Improves Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance Program February 14, 2025 Province of Manitoba News Releases
... First detected in the province in 2021, a total of 30 positive cases of CWD have been detected to date. This includes four positive cases identified during the 2024-25 hunting season. Cases were identified from mandatory biological sampling submissions of animals as well as animals harvested by department staff as part of ongoing CWD management efforts to reduce the spread..,
LDWF announces three additional deer found positive with CWD in captivity pens February 13, 2025 Louisiana Radio Network
... LDWF confirmed new captive Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) cases, raising concerns about the potential spread to wild deer. LDWF Veterinarian Dr. Jonathan Roberts says five additional positives were detected this season. “This all originated in Tensas Parish, and that’s currently in our control area … a recent case where two mule deer were illegally harvested and transported from Colorado to Louisiana...
Chronic wasting disease has exploded through Alberta's deer population. Can it be stopped? February 13, 2025 Canada, MSN
... Fifteen years ago, chronic wasting disease was rare in the province's deer populations ... In the most recent surveillance, some of those areas were seeing 50 to 85 per cent of mule deer infected, while the disease has exploded westward and northward through the province ... a lot of hope lies within the CWD vaccine area ...
Sixty positive Chronic Wasting Disease cases detected in eastern Nebraska deer February 12, 2025 ksnblocal4
... Sixty positive cases of Chronic Wasting Disease in deer were detected during surveillance conducted in eastern Nebraska during the November firearm deer season, Nebraska Game and Parks states. More than 1,400 samples were collected from harvested deer ..,=
CWD detected in Baxter and Cleburne counties February 12, 2025 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
... The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently confirmed that two deer in Cleburne County and another deer in Baxter County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Both deer were harvested during the 2024-25 deer hunting season. They join samples from Conway and Stone counties that were confirmed CWD-positive earlier in the season...
Texas Game Wardens Uncover Illegal White-Tailed Deer Smuggling Operation February 6, 2025 TPWD News
... A South Texas deer breeder and his business partner were caught attempting to smuggle seven deer from a licensed deer breeding facility in East Texas through Montgomery County to Brazoria and Duval counties, where they intended to illegally release the deer into the wild on private property. The case unfolded when a Montgomery County Game Warden conducted a traffic stop and discovered the illegally possessed deer being transported without required documentation or identification ...
Three Additional CWD Positive Deer Found in Captive Pens, LDWF Announces February 5, 2025 Louisiana, LDWF News
... three additional chronic wasting disease (CWD) positive captive deer in pens permitted by the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF). The recent detections in Concordia, St. Landry and Tangipahoa parishes are linked to trace outs from a captive CWD positive deer pen in Jefferson Davis Parish, where CWD was first confirmed in a captive deer back in November. In addition to the recent detections, deer from the CWD positive pens have been traced to permitted pens in 11 other parishes. No other positives have been confirmed at this time..,
Hunters help FWP collect most CWD samples since testing began February 3, 2025 Montana FWP News
... Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks submitted 9,066 samples for chronic wasting disease testing in 2024-2025 hunting season to date. This is the largest number of CWD samples ever to be collected in a single year in Montana. Many of these samples were collected by hunters themselves. Of those samples, 335 tested positive for the disease, including 202 white-tailed deer, 127 mule deer and six elk..,
CWD, Not every issue has to be a part of the culture wars February 1, 2025 North Dakota, Jamestown Sun
... The fight over chronic wasting disease in North Dakota has turned into a new front in the culture wars ... Dusty Backer, one of the loudest critics of the NDGF's restrictions on bait hunting (which wildlife experts say can contribute to the spread of prion diseases of which CWD is one) agreed to an interview on Plain Talk. He asserted that "prions don't exist." ...
Newly Detected CWD Positives in Northeast PA January 31, 2025 Pennsylvania Game Commission
... The two deer, one hunter-harvested and one from a captive facility, were detected in Luzerne County. Both deer were adult males. The Luzerne County detections are 40 miles from the nearest wild CWD detection ..,
Deer farmers want to use genetics to address chronic wasting disease in Senate Bill January 30, 2025 Indiana, WFYI
... Senate bill, SB 32, aims to make Indiana’s deer more genetically resilient to chronic wasting disease. It’s an incurable illness in deer that causes neurological problems, much like mad cow disease. While deer farmers support the bill, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources and conservation groups have concerns..,
Wisconsin DNR says CWD sinking deer herds in disease-endemic areas Janaury 29, 2025 Antigo Daily Journal
... chronic wasting disease, the always fatal sickness whose infectious prions now kill more female deer in highly contaminated areas than hunters kill with bullets and arrows. Roughly speaking, that’s much of Iowa, Sauk and Richland counties, and western Dane County...
DNR expands fight against CWD after the deer disease crops up in Hennepin and Clay counties January 28, 2025 Michigan, Star Tribune
... confirmed infections near Greenfield in western Hennepin County and Hawley in Clay County, which borders Fargo. The positive test results were detected in antlered bucks harvested by hunters during the firearms season..,
Chronic wasting disease confirmed in wild deer in 2 new Minnesota deer permit areas January 27, 2025 Minnesota, KFGO
... One deer was harvested in DPA 266 near Hawley in Clay County and the other deer was harvested in DPA 701 near Greenfield in Hennepin County. Both deer were harvested during the firearms deer season..,
Discovery of deer disease puts $1.6 billion hunting industry on alert January 27, 2025 Georgia, MSN
... Deer hunting has a $1.6 billion impact in Georgia and supports more than 150,000 jobs ... The state has been monitoring the deer herd since 2002 and collects 1,800 samples monthly ... "It wasn't a sick deer. It was just a routine surveillance that we do." ..,
Chronic wasting disease, an unstoppable killer of deer, creeping closer to Columbus January 26, 2025 Ohio, MSN
... CWD was confirmed in a doe taken during 2024 on a sliver of the Delaware Wildlife Area ... From 2014 and into 2020, 25 confirmed cases of CWD had been found, all restricted to four captive herds in Ohio. Since the initial 2020 confirmation within the free-range population, 72 infected deer have been identified among almost 33,000 tested..,
'Saudi Syndrome' and the future of hunting in Colorado January 25, 2025 The Daily Sentinel
... the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership (TRCP), a large national coalition of hunting and fishing groups, always-fatal Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is the biggest threat to the future of deer hunting. The same can also be said for elk hunting. Today, 82% of Colorado’s deer herds and 40% of our elk herds have some level of CWD infection, and it’s getting worse. Already, one in four deer in the largest herd in the state — the White River herd — have CWD..,
Iowa DNR: two additional cases of CWD reported in SW Iowa January 24, 2025 KMA Land
... one case in Fremont County, roughly two and a half miles west of Percival near the Missouri River, and another in Pottawattamie County just northwest of Avoca. "The one in Fremont County is not really that close to the positive we had there in 2021--it's over eight miles ...he one in Pottawattamie County is about six-and-a-half miles from the positive that was found just north of Walnut ..,
Chronic wasting disease detected in Georgia deer for the first time January 24, 2025 Phys.org
... In a statement, DNR Commissioner Walter Rabon sought to reassure hunters, saying that "deer hunting will continue to thrive in Georgia, despite this current discovery." "Working together with our hunters and all Georgians, we will manage CWD and maintain healthy deer herds," he added...
First Positive Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Georgia January 23, 2025 Georgia DNR News
... The Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) has confirmed through the United States Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories that a hunter-harvested deer sampled for routine surveillance in Lanier County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the first case of CWD detected in Georgia. The sample was taken from a two-and-a-half-year-old male white-tailed deer harvested on private property..,
DNR reassessing ways to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease January 20, 2025 Minnesota, Post-Bulletin
... first found in this region in 2010 when an old doe, shot near Pine Island, tested positive. Sharpshooters were hired ... To be successful, sharpshooters need to have access to 20 to 40 percent of the land, but only about 10 percent of landowners in the three DPAs agreed ..,
A legislative fight over chronic wasting disease January 15, 2025 North Dakota, Jamestown Sun
... a very vocal faction of the hunting community ... insist that chronic wasting disease is a hoax, or at the very least an exaggerated threat, and they want state officials stripped of the ability to regulate bait hunting..,
Lawmakers propose use of drones to assist Tennessee hunters in locating deer January 16, 2025 fox17 on MSN
... HB0175/SB0130 ... creates rules to allow the use of unmanned aircraft such as drones " solely for the purpose of locating and recovering a deer that has been wounded or is reasonably believed to have been wounded while a person is lawfully engaged in hunting." ...
DNR reports Mecosta County’s first CWD-positive wild deer January 15, 2025 Michigan DNR News
... in Millbrook Township ,,, The buck was harvested near confirmed cases in adjacent Montcalm County Mecosta is now the 14th Michigan county where chronic wasting disease has been identified in the wild deer population ..,
Jonesville man cited for violating chronic wasting disease regulations January 14, 2025 Louisiana, Alexandria KALB-TV on MSN.com
... cited for two counts of illegally importing a cervid carcass into Louisiana... two mule deer that were harvested in Colorado and brought back into Louisiana without following the CWD guidelines for importation...
CWD found in Elk Hunt Area 98 January 15, 2025 Wyoming Game and Fish News
... an adult female elk from Elk Hunt Area 98. The elk was found dead on the Scab Creek feedground at the end of December. Department personnel investigated and removed the carcass after sampling the elk..,
North Dakota bill targets Game and Fish Department's CWD management efforts January 14, 2025 Yahoo
... HB 1236 would require that the department use license and application fees only for programs and administration not related to CWD...
First Chronic Wasting Disease Deer Case Reported in Manitowoc County January 13, 2025 Wisconsin, Seehafer News
... The test result is from a wild 1-year-old buck harvested on November 23rd on private property. The deer was harvested within 10 miles of both Calumet and Sheboygan Counties..,
National Deer Association Oppose Bill Aiming to Combat Chronic Wasting Disease January 13, 2025 Indiana, Eagle Radio 99.3 FM WSCH
... Under the bill ... The department would: collect DNA samples to establish a baseline of average genetic codon markers and genomic breeding values for native, free-range Indiana white-tailed deer;
establish a testing location for DNA samples;
create and operate a captive breeding program for native free-range Indiana white-tailed deer that identifies deer genetically resistant to CWD ...
Chronic wasting disease continued to spread and increase in prevalence in 2024 January 10, 2025 Wisconsin, Yahoo! Sports
... 64 of the state's 72 counties as "CWD-affected." And 10.4% of the 16,321 deer tested in 2024 were CWD-positive, the highest statewide rate since surveillance for the fatal deer disease began in 1999... in Richland County, where 33% of 1,301 samples were CWD-positive ...the percent positive CWD detections were 5.3% in 2013, 1.5% in 2008, 0.8% in 2003 and 0.1% ...
State officials: Chronic Wasting Disease found in Concordia Parish deer January 4, 2025 Louisiana, NewsBreak
... According to the USDA, a 2-year-old female deer tested positive for CWD on Dec. 11, 2025, at the Concordia Parish farm. The animal is one of a hunting herd of 60 deer that have since been quarantined..,
Arizona Game and Fish asks hunters to help keep CWD at bay December 31, 2024 Williams-Grand Canyon News
... Department officials have not detected any cases of CWD in the 750-plus deer (mule and white-tailed) and elk that have been harvested by hunters and voluntarily submitted for testing this fall. Game and Fish has been testing for the presence of the disease in Arizona since 1998. While CWD has been found in the neighboring states of Utah, New Mexico and Colorado, the disease has not been detected in Arizona..,
Chronic Wasting Disease found in Medina County deer breeding facility August 2, 2024 Texas, TPWD News
... It’s the fifth facility where CWD has been detected in the county... The disease was found during postmortem testing of a white-tailed deer... CWD has an incubation period that can span years, so the first indication of the disease in a herd is often found through routine surveillance testing rather than observed clinical signs..,
Public hearing on proposed deer regulations set for January 23 January 9, 2024 Massachusetts, Mass.gov
... While CWD has not been detected in Massachusetts, it is highly contagious and has spread rapidly across North America over the last two decades. Proposed regulation changes: Sunset all remaining captive cervid operations under propagator and ed ucation permits...
Chronic Wasting Disease Update January 2, 2025 Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry
... Following the analysis of movement records from the positive case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Jefferson Davis Parish and subsequent testing, the Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (LADDL) has confirmed to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry’s (LDAF) Office of the State Veterinarian three positive cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The cases were confirmed at a deer farm in each of the following parishes: Tangipahoa Parish, St. Landry, and Concordia Parish..,
Soaring CWD numbers in southeastern Minnesota prompt DNR to stop culling deer January 1, 2025 Minnesota, Star Tribune on MSN
... now that CWD prevalence in the southeast part of the state has doubled in one year, to 5% or more, the benefit of off-season culling is considered too meager to justify the expense... the agency will end its deployment of sharpshooters in all Driftless Area disease management zones ..,
Forsyth, Mo. police investigating tons of deer hides illegally dumped December 28, 2024 Missouri, MSN
... it is against the law to dispose of deer remains, and a licensed processor is required to dispose of them in a licensed landfill and obtain a receipt...
CWD detection in Colbert County expands state's CWD Management Zone December 27, 2024 Mississippi, Yellowhammer News
... This is the first case of CWD detected in Colbert County and brings the total number of CWD positive detections to nine statewide... confirmed positive by the National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames, Iowa...,
An emerging, chronic challenge for Jackson Hole elk Decenber 27, 2024 Wyoming, WyoFile
... The CWD confirmation was a first for an elk from the Fall Creek Herd and Game and Fish’s hunt area 84, which sprawls south of Jackson ... will factor into wildlife managers’ decisions about the future of feedground operations. Elk congregating around human-supplied feed can inflame the spread of the disease..,
Iowa Deer Hunters’ Focus Shifts to Late-Season Muzzleloader And Population Management December 26, 2024, CBC Online 1380 KCIM
... Early data from hunters suggests hemorrhagic disease, also known as EHD, significantly impacted deer populations in Iowa, with deaths reported in 94 counties. Meanwhile, the Iowa DNR has collected over 5,000 deer samples for chronic wasting disease, with 26 positive cases reported, including in three new counties, Davis, Shelby, and Wapello..,
South Dakota elk herd to be culled to fight disease December 23, 2024 SiouxlandProud
... A winter tradition will be returning to Wind Cave National Park ... The number of elk will be reduced to decrease the possibility of CWD in the southwestern herd ... part of the 2009 park elk management plan..,
CWD Detection in Colbert County Expands the State’s CWD Management Zone December 23, 2024 Alabama, Outdoor Alabama
... A white-tailed deer recently harvested by a hunter in Colbert County in northwest Alabama has been confirmed positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). The detection of CWD in Colbert County has resulted in an expansion of the state’s CWD Management Zone (CMZ) to include all of Colbert, Lauderdale and Franklin counties in the CMZ..,
CWD found in new Wyoming hunt area December 23, 2024 Wyoming Game and Fish Department News
... a cow elk from Elk Hunt Area 84. The elk was reported by a member of the public who found it dead on public land... Elk Hunt Area 84 is located in the Jackson region and has no surrounding CWD-positive elk areas. However, its corresponding deer area (Deer HA 152) has had previous CWD detections, as have surrounding deer areas ..,
First Chronic Wasting Disease case detected in Idaho domestic elk December 20, 2024 Idaho, KREM on MSN
... The Idaho State Department of Agriculture confirmed that one domestic bull elk has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Madison County, according to a release sent out by the agency, marking the first case of CWD identified in a captive elk facility in Idaho..,
WDFW confirms four new cases of chronic wasting disease in eastern Washington December 19, 2024 Washington, KREM on MSN
... Four new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) have been confirmed in Eastern Washington, three in Spokane County and one in Pend Oreille County, bringing the total number of cases in Washington state to six..,
Chronic wasting disease detected in deer for first time in two south-central Montana hunting districts December 19, 2024 Montana FWP News
... Chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected this season in a mule deer buck from hunting district (HD) 515 and a whitetail buck from HD 525, both harvested by hunters. This is the first time CWD has been detected in these HDs..,
First case of Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed by Menominee Reservation December 17, 2024 Wisconsin, WFRV Green Bay on MSN
... The Menominee Indian Tribe has confirmed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) on the reservation after a recent hunting incident. According to a Facebook post from the Menominee Indian Tribe ..,
Following Local Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease, FWP to Remove Deer at Flathead County Landfill December 17, 2024 Montana, Flathead Beacon
... Wildlife officials in October confirmed the disease in a symptomatic buck at the Flathead County Landfill. Since then, FWP has removed and tested additional deer at the landfill and documented nine additional positive samples..,
Zoonotic Potential of Chronic Wasting Disease after Adaptation in Intermediate Species 2024 - Emerging Infectious Diseases
... Whereas CWD strains circulating in North America exhibit some uniformity, the cases found in Europe are more variable. Transmission into rodent models has revealed multiple CWD strains that are apparently different than strains in North America, and moose cases in Norway have demonstrated biochemical patterns distinct from previous cases in Europe ...
Company offers hunters another testing option for chronic wasting disease December 15, 2024 Idaho, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
... The company Priogen now offers hunters an option with quicker results. Hunters can obtain a home testing kit they use to submit samples to the company for testing. According to the Priogen websites, customers get results within two weeks....
DNR disappointed by first CWD case near Minnesota-South Dakota border December 13, 2024 Minnesota, KFGO
... they’re trying to determine where the deer came from ... Most of the state’s CWD cases have been in southeastern Minnesota..,
Missouri deer test positive for chronic wasting disease in another county December 12, 2024 Spectrum News
... The Missouri Department of Conservation has tested more than 25,000 deer this cycle, which began in July. Only 32 were positive, and only one was outside previously established CWD zones... “The disease is expanding geographically every year, that's been the trend,” ..,
More chronic wasting disease positives detected in Mississippi December 11, 2024 Yahoo
... three positives were recently detected in Benton County, and one positive was detected in Marshall County. So far, there have been eight positives detected this season (FY2025)... 326 positive CWD detections in Mississippi since the disease was first detected in 2018..,
TWRA detects CWD in Carroll County December 10, 2024 Tennessee, WBBJ-TV
... a hunter-harvested deer in Carroll County, the first positive CWD case for Carroll County..,
Hunters in Worland are concerned about chronic wasting disease impacting mule deer December 5, 2024 Wyoming Public Radio
... There are nine herd units in the Big Horn Basin. According to WGFD, two of the nine herds have averaged around 49-54 percent prevalence of CWD between 2021 to 2023. The prevalence rate is the percentage of animals testing positive for CWD from samples gathered via hunter harvested mule deer bucks...
Another case of 'zombie deer' disease confirmed in B.C.'s Kootenays December 3, 2024 British Columbia, CTV News
... a fourth case of chronic wasting disease in B.C.’s Kootenay region, prompting calls for a swift cull to prevent further spread. The latest case was detected in a white-tailed deer that was harvested by a hunter back in October, near the community of Cranbrook ...
Southeast corner of Minnesota remains chronic wasting disease hotspot November 27, 2024 Minnesota, MPR News
... in Minnesota, that’s the first place that we’ve detected the disease in our wild deer herd.” According to the DNR that was back in 2010, near the portion of Pine Island in Olmstead County, located within 2 miles of an elk farm that experienced an outbreak the prior year...,
Game processors differ on CWD concerns November 27, 2024 Michigan, The Mining Journal
... chronic wasting disease ... In 2023, the DNR tested just over 4,100 deer with 11 deer testing positive ... The state has close to 500 licensed processors and an unknown number of unlicensed ones ... In interviews, “Processors tended to discuss the fact that CWD is not known to affect human health,” ..,
What happens to road-killed deer, and does it help stem CWD spread? November 25, 2024 Minnesota, CIDRAP
... chronic wasting disease (CWD) experts view it as a potential reservoir of deadly infectious CWD-causing misfolded proteins called prions, which can persist in the environment for years and pose a risk to other animals... "I don't think any of them are disposed of in approved locations," ... "We request that they don't move carcasses out of areas where they died for reasons of disease spread, especially chronic wasting disease, and we request best disposal methods" ...
Jody Phillips works to protect white tail deer, encourage other women November 24, 2024 Texas, KETK.com
... their team breeds whitetails to improve long term genetic development of the species... " we’re coming up with ways to enhance disease resistance.” Often referred to as zombie deer disease, CWD can have immediate and devastating long term implications on the state’s whitetail deer populations...
CWD detected for first time in Montana Hunting District 404 November 21, 2024 Montana Outdoor
... detected in a mule deer buck taken by a hunter north of Great Falls in Hunting District 404. This is the first time CWD has been detected in that Hunting District. Two tests taken in the first round of testing from the deer came back as positive for CWD, but a final confirmation test was negative. FWP will treat these results as a first detection of CWD in HD 404..,
Is BC’s Wolf Cull Setting the Stage for a Disaster? November 22, 2024 British Columbia, The Tyee
... The B.C. government justifies its annual wolf kill by saying it’s needed to protect endangered caribou... has cost $10 million and killed 2,200 wolves since 2015 ... "it is ecologically irresponsible to not consider the very real possibility that wolves can slow the spread of CWD [chronic wasting disease]" ... biologist Gary J. Wolfe ... “there is no clear scientific answer at this time if this is a net positive result.” ... Cory Anderson [co-director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota] ...
B.C. detects another case of chronic wasting disease in deer November 21, 2024 British Columbia, The Vancouver Sun
... To date, three cases of the disease have been identified in deer populations in the Kootenay region, according ... The latest case was a white-tailed deer found last month near Cranbrook..,
DNR pulls out all the stops — and workers — for Chronic Wasting Disease testing in Southeast Minnesota November 17, 2024 Minnesota, Post Bulletin
... In this region, as well as a few other parts of the state, all deer shot in the first two days, are required to have lymph nodes taken out of the neck to be tested for CWD, an always fatal disease of deer. Statewide, 279 deer have tested positive for CWD since 2010; another 13 were found in captive herds; most of the wild deer positives came from the Southeast, especially the Preston area..,
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry Confirms CWD Found in Farm-Raised White-Tailed Deer in Jefferson Davis Parish November 15, 2024 Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries - Louisiana.gov
... a deceased deer at a deer farm in Jefferson Davis Parish. The farm, a participant in the USDA CWD Voluntary Herd Certification Program administered by LDAF, has been issued a quarantine restricting movement into or out of the facility, including live deer or deer products, and a 25-mile radius surveillance zone has been activated..,
Second chronic wasting disease case confirmed in Spokane County November 15, 2024 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife - WA.gov
... The hunter harvested the deer close to where Washington’s first case of CWD was confirmed this summer in the Fairwood area of Spokane County... “The public can track confirmed cases of CWD on the Department’s CWD web page,” ..,
FWP increases deer license availability after CWD detection November 14, 2024 Montana, Valley Journal
... Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks is increasing the availability of antlerless white-tailed deer hunting licenses in Hunting District 170 in the Flathead Valley following the detection of chronic wasting disease..,
Hunters Asked to Report Collared Deer November 14, 2024 Nebraska, KCSR / KBPY
... In February, 58 mule deer were tagged and collared in the Wildcat Hills southwest of Gering to track the potential spread or resistance of chronic wasting disease. Biologists want to take tissue samples of the collared harvested deer and obtain the collars for reuse in the project...
CWD, 2nd Deer In The Adirondacks Found With Contagious, Fatal Disease November 12, 2024 New York, 104.5 The Team ESPN Radio
... On Tuesday, the New York State DEC announced that a second case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) was found in an Adirondack deer... found in a captive deer ..,
Two Montana elk test positive for chronic wasting disease November 8, 2024 News From The States
... an elk in southeast Montana tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease. The elk was located on private land in Hunting District 704 north of the Custer National Forest... a fifth elk tested positive in Hunting District 322 in the Ruby Mountains east of Dillon ..,Chronic wasting disease is spread by humans and animals alike November 7, 2024 Colorado, KSUT Public Radio
... deer... infected by a misfolded protein called a prion ... Prions can be denatured with a 25% bleach solution that Dr. Shuler suggests hunters use on their instruments; and Colorado Parks and Wildlife does have a response plan that involves expanding testing and intervention where necessary...
More deer test positive for chronic wasting disease November 8, 2024 Arkansas, MSN
... a deer in Conway County and another in Stone County have tested positive for chronic wasting disease... The Stone County deer was taken on private land near Sylamore Wildlife Management Area... The Conway County deer was harvested on Ed Gordon Point Remove Wildlife Management Area..,
New Chronic Wasting Disease positive detected in North Mississippi November 6, 2024 WJTV
... the deer sample came from Marshall County, which is a CWD hot zone in north Mississippi..,
The spread of CWD and what hunters need to know November 6, 2024 Montana, Yellowstone Public Radio
... trying to better understand the high prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease in areas where it’s popping up the most, like near Montana’s borders with Canada and Wyoming. “It’s very possible that part of that is natural spread that occurs from interconnected deer populations, but honestly, we could also be seeing spread due to people moving contaminated materials,” said McCormick..,
Why New Yorkers Asked to Chop Off Deer's Heads and Freeze Them November 6, 2024,
101.5 WPDH
... a deer in Herkimer County was discovered with Chronic Waste Disease... in a captive deer facility... Hunters are being requested to report any sick or dying deer that they come across. In addition, deer taken in the areas surrounding Herkimer County should be decapitated for testing..,
CWD found in new Wyoming hunt areas November 4, 2024 Wyoming Game and Fish Department News
... The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in Deer Hunt Areas 31 and 94 and Elk Hunt Area 126 through hunter-harvested surveillance..,
Kentucky hunters: Submit deer samples for CWD testing to be entered into a prize giveaway November 4, 2024 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
... The “Shoot for Samples” Regional Giveaway runs through Jan. 20, 2025, and aims to support Kentucky Fish and Wildlife’s efforts to collect more samples for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) testing as part of its ongoing monitoring of the state’s wild deer population...
CWD detected for first time in elk in Ruby Mountains November 1, 2024 Montana,
... A hunter harvested the CWD-positive elk adjacent to the lower Ruby Valley, where CWD has been observed at high prevalence locally in both white-tailed and mule deer. While this is the first time CWD has been detected in elk in the Ruby Mountains, it was expected to eventually occur given the presence of the disease among deer populations that use the same habitats..,
2 CWD-positive Wyoming Deer Brought Back To Oregon, Are Being Incinerated October 28, 2024 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
... ODFW biologists confirmed that two mule deer harvested in Wyoming, illegally transported into Oregon, tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) on Oct. 24. To date, CWD has not been found in any wild deer or elk in Oregon..,
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Kerr County Deer Breeding Facility Oct. 31, 2024 Texas Parks and Wildlife
... one case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Kerr County deer breeding facility, marking the first confirmed detection in the county. A three-year-old female white-tailed deer tested positive using postmortem testing ..,
New York State Confirms an Isolated Detection of Chronic Wasting Disease in DEC'S Region 6 October 27, 2024 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - NY.gov
... a confirmed case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a facility in DEC’s Region 6 area. The state is now implementing New York State’s interagency CWD Response Plan (PDF) ... DEC began CWD monitoring efforts in 2002 and intensified the effort in 2005 after CWD was confirmed in both captive and wild deer in Oneida County – the first incidents of the disease in New York State. Since that time, DEC has tested more than 65,000 wild deer statewide with no additional cases discovered in New York..,
CWD, West Virginia wildlife officials warn hunters of chronic wasting disease spotted in deer October 27, 2024 wchstv on MSN
... Chronic wasting disease has been detected in six counties in the state’s eastern panhandle – Hampshire, Berkeley, Mineral, Morgan, Hardy and Jefferson – and is considered a long-term threat to the health of West Virginia’s deer population...
Chronic wasting disease remains prevalent in local deer population October 17, 2024 Virginia, The Winchester Star
... Virginia’s first case of CWD was found in Frederick County in 2009... Last year, out of 72 positive cases of CWD found in Virginia, 41 were from Frederick County. In 2022, 24 of 47 positive cases came from Frederick County ... “About 25% of the deer that we test from Frederick County end up being positive,” ..,
Chronic Wasting Disease detected in captive cervid from Breckinridge County October 14, 2024 Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
... lab testing confirmed Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a deceased deer from a Breckinridge County deer farm. It marks Kentucky’s first case of CWD in a captive cervid..,
Indiana Natural Resources Commission requesting input on proposed CWD Positive Area changes October 7, 2024 WFFT
... Changes include giving sick, injured or orphaned deer in CWD Positive Areas to wildlife rehabilitators located within those areas or to the county where the deer was found... rehabilitators to release deer back into the CWD Positive Areas...
Chronic Wasting Disease, Genome BC Funds Crucial Research to Combat an Emerging Deer Disease in British Columbia October 7, 2024, Canada Newswire
...During this hunting season, the project is working with hunters to collect samples that will be used in the research. "This issue affects so many communities and it unites us in our desire to protect healthy cervid populations. Hunters, trappers and Indigenous communities are important partners in this project," says Dr. Byers. "The data we get from the samples they share with us will be used to study potential paths of disease spread and help inform management decisions."...
Texas has record number of CWD cases October 2, 2024 Fredericksburg Standard
... Chronic Wasting Disease ... has been detected in Texas deer since 2012. Last year saw 153 positive cases in the state, and the number of cases this year reached 387 in August ... Texas Parks and Wildlife has detected CWD in 31 of Texas’ 254 counties and 34 captive breeding facilities..,
DWR warns hunters of chronic wasting disease October 2, 2024 Utah, KPCW
... The first case in Utah was discovered in 2002 and since then, more than 260 mule deer and six elk have tested positive for the disease in the state..,
CWD deer in Missouri 2024: These new counties had infected deer October 2, 2024 KSDK
... Nearly 20 counties around Missouri experienced their first case of an always-fatal deer disease over the past year ...The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently announced chronic wasting disease (CWD) had been found in 18 new counties...
The Missouri Department of Conservation is providing freezers for voluntary CWD sampling in the St. Louis region October 1, 2024 Warren County Record
... To make it easier for deer hunters to have their deer tested for Chronic Wasting Disease, the Missouri Department of Conservation has deployed deer head drop-off sites in six counties in the St. Louis region. Each site has a freezer that will preserve the samples, which will be picked up by MDC staff for CWD testing...
Help Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease in New Hampshire September 26, 2024 New Hampshire Fish and Game
... In 2018, a red deer from a captive facility in Quebec tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This remains the closest confirmed case of CWD to the New Hampshire border. Movement of captive cervids (members of the deer family including moose, deer, elk, and caribou, as well as any species of captive deer) remains the number one threat in the spread of CWD ...
ADFG On Hunters Preventing Spread Of Chronic Wasting Disease September 18, 2024 Alaska Sporting Journal
... “CWD has not been detected in Alaska, but our caribou, moose, deer, elk and reindeer are at risk. Proper carcass transport and disposal will keep infectious prions out of our state and help to keep our herds healthy, as well as those in other states.” Regulations prohibit the transport of “at risk” materials through Canada and into Alaska. No whole carcasses ...
New test may help identify CWD in deer before they appear ill, researchers say September 18, 2024 Colorado, cidrap.umn
... Improved amplification tests can help detect chronic wasting disease (CWD) in the saliva, urine, and feces of white-tailed (WTD) before clinical signs appear, which may be useful in disease surveillance, Colorado State University researchers reported yesterday in Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Get your deer or elk tested for CWD and be entered in drawing to win hunting gear from OHA September 17, 2024 Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
Oregon Hunters Association (OHA) is partnering with ODFW to encourage hunters to get their deer and elk tested for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) this season. Hunters who submit a CWD test from a harvested deer or elk between Aug. 1, 2024 and April 1, 2025 will automatically be entered to win ...
Michigan participating in multi-state effort to track, predict CWD spread September 16, 2024 Michigan Farm News
... a coalition of states, provinces and tribal governments called the Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease ... “By looking at several different factors — habitat, regulations, and deer population, for example — researchers can determine where the disease is more likely to spread.” ..,
WDFW bans wildlife feeding in parts of Spokane County to slow spread of chronic wasting disease September 12, 2024 Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
... In an effort to manage the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD), the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) passed an emergency rule banning the feeding of deer, elk, and moose in parts of the Department’s Eastern Region 1. ... report sick or dead deer, elk, or moose to WDFW...
Hunters Reminded of Rules on Importing Deer, Elk August 26, 2024 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department
...to protect Vermont's wild deer from chronic wasting disease ... It is illegal to import or possess deer or elk, or parts of deer or elk, from states and Canadian provinces that have had chronic wasting disease, or from captive hunt or farm facilities ...
State Implements Emergency Measures Following First Confirmed Case of CWD in E. WA August 23, 2024 Washington, Source ONE News
... mandatory CWD testing for any deer or elk salvaged within ... Game Management Units (GMUs) 124, 127, and 130 ... it is now unlawful to hunt for deer, elk, and moose using any form of bait, including natural or synthetic scents derived from cervid urine or glandular extracts, which are commonly used to attract these animals ...
Province hunting for help with Chronic Wasting Disease in deer August 24, 2024 Saskatchewan, discoverhumboldt
... "We've been monitoring chronic wasting disease since 1997 and the disease has continued to spread across the province. We are seeing increased rates across much of southern Saskatchewan and last year was no exception." "The majority of our cases are in mule deer. We have in some areas of the province more than 50 per cent of our mule deer are infected..,
2nd CWD positive detected in Mississippi deer enclosure August 15, 2024 Yahoo
... the sample came from an enclosure in Benton County, which tested positive in April 2024. The sample was not recorded until this week..,
Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging deer farm regulations August 14, 2024 Minnesota, MPR News
... A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging Minnesota laws that tighten regulation of the farmed deer industry... in response to the spread of chronic wasting disease ...
Missouri, Iowa see rise in Chronic Wasting Disease cases in 2023 August 13, 2024 KTVO
... Since 2012, Missouri has seen 572 cases of CWD, with 162 diagnosed in 2023 alone. In Iowa, 389 cases have been tested since 2013, with 128 discovered in 2023. Video
Sybille Wildlife Research Center working on CWD composting study August 8, 2024 Wyoming Game and Fish
... Previous research has demonstrated that CWD-infected carcasses that break down naturally in the environment contribute to habitat contamination. This led researchers at Sybille to wonder if a more robust decomposition process, through composting, could reduce the amount of CWD prions left behind when an infected animal carcass breaks down...
Quarantine order issued in Western Nevada to curb deer disease spread August 7, 2024 Nevada, KRNV Reno on MSN
... to prevent the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease ... comes after recent detections of CWD in a road killed deer near Bishop, California... as of Aug. 7, CWD has not been confirmed in Nevada..,
Chronic Wasting Disease found in Medina County deer breeding facility August 2, 2024 Texas, TPWD News
... It’s the fifth facility where CWD has been detected in the county... The disease was found during postmortem testing of a white-tailed deer... CWD has an incubation period that can span years, so the first indication of the disease in a herd is often found through routine surveillance testing rather than observed clinical signs..,
B.C. brings in more restrictions to limit spread of chronic wasting in deer, elk July 19, 2024 British Columbia, Toronto Star
... updated hunting regulations will see mandatory testing for the disease in deer, elk and moose in certain zones in the Kootenay region. Two deer in the Kootenay region were confirmed with the disease in January ..,
Nebraska's Chronic Wasting Disease Plan July 11, 2024 Nebraska Game and Parks
... The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission first developed a CWD Management Plan in 2002... Now, Commission staff are seeking public input for the most recent revisions... View the Plan
DNR limits moving deer for rehabilitation from areas where fatal neurological disease found July 11, 2024 Indiana, journalgazette
... The Department of Natural Resources said today it has restricted moving deer for rehabilitation purposes from a four-county area of northeast Indiana in which chronic wasting disease has been found...
New law should affect health of deer herds July 6, 2024 Oklahoma, Muskogee Phoenix
... The Oklahoma law relating to live game, such as the whitetail, mule deer and elk, created the Chronic Wasting Disease Genetic Improvement Act has been signed recently. It involves releasing deer bred with the genetics to resist CWD into Oklahoma deer herds...
Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Sutton County deer breeding facility June 27, 2024 Texas, Yahoo
... the second facility where CWD has been detected in the county, located in the Edward Plateau region of Texas. A two-year-old female white-tailed deer tested positive using postmortem testing conducted to meet CWD surveillance requirements for the facility...
How to control chronic wasting disease June 22, 2024 American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
... if you let CWD fester for any length of time, then culling probably won’t work ... selective breeding might work like the Covid vaccine: It’s still possible to get a breakthrough infection, but it’s had a huge impact on slowing the disease down and minimizing transmission... even if we get an effective vaccine, we’d also need to figure out a good way to distribute it ...
Chronic Wasting Disease 100 percent fatal to deer June 19, 2024 Louisiana, Minden Press-Herald
... According to Dr. Tolston, the prions can remain active for at least ten years. “There was a pen where infected elk that had tested positive for CWD and were all shot and removed. Ten years later, more elk were put in the pen and they all contracted CWD because the prion was still active on the ground where they were penned,”...
As ‘zombie’ deer disease spreads, scientists look for answers June 19, 2024 Popular Science
... Studies show that herds afflicted with CWD decline between 3 and 20 percent per year... The only known spread of a prion disease to humans occurred in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when prions infected cattle and caused bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease. More than 200 people who ate the infected beef died of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ...
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Trinity County Deer Breeding Facility June 14, 2024 Texas, TPWD News
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of one case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a Trinity County deer breeding facility, marking the first detection in the county. A two-year-old female white-tailed deer tested positive using postmortem testing conducted to meet CWD surveillance requirements for the facility...
CWD Changes Announced for 2024-25 Seasons June 13, 2024 Pennsylvania, PGC News
... The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced the expansion of several Chronic Wasting Disease Management Areas (DMAs) due to new detections of the disease... While the antlerless harvest has increased in some WMUs with CWD over the past five years, the overall harvest in these WMUs has not been sufficient to reduce populations. Typically, the antlerless allocation is increased to meet a harvest target, however, some WMUs with CWD have reached a point of saturation where a further increase in antlerless licenses is unlikely to achieve the needed harvest...
A chronic pain for whitetails June 7, 2024 Ohio, Farm and Dairy
... In December 2020, Ohio confirmed its first chronic wasting disease positive wild deer in Wyandot County ... Since that first positive, 49 wild deer in Ohio have been identified as having CWD, all in Allen, Hardin, Marion and Wyandot counties... During the 2023-24 season, 2,734 deer were tested and positive samples were found in Allen (1), Hardin (1), Marion (4) and Wyandot (21) counties..,
State kills hundreds of deer at North Texas ranch, after years of legal fights May 31 2024 Texas, YAHOO!News
... killed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, in order to manage a highly contagious deer-specific disease called chronic wasting disease... by 10 p.m., word came up to the lodge that the depopulation itself was over. The 250 deer left on Williams’ ranch were dead...
Mississippi State experts address CWD potential risk in humans May 14, 2024 WJTV on MSN
... Since CJD [Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease] is so rare, there is cause for concern but there are still so many unknowns regarding this case. We know the two subjects had a history of consuming venison, but we don’t know if they ingested meat that tested positive for CWD. The scientists who published the brief themselves noted that more research is needed....
Maryland Department of Natural Resources Confirms 52 Deer With Chronic Wasting Disease May 8, 2024 Department of Natural Resources News
... 52 white-tailed deer sampled within Allegany, Baltimore, Frederick, Montgomery and Washington counties in 2023 tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a neurological disease found in deer, elk, and moose. Of the positive samples, 49 came from within the existing chronic wasting disease management area (Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, and Washington counties), while one positive sample came from Baltimore County and two positive samples came from Montgomery County..,
Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in California Deer Population May 7, 2024 California Department of Fish and Wildlife News
... samples collected from two deer, one in Madera County near Yosemite Lakes and the other in Inyo County, near Bishop. The deer in Madera County was found dead due to unknown causes and the Inyo County deer was found dead after a vehicle collision... CDFW Urges Hunters to be Vigilant and Participate in Disease Surveillance Efforts ..,
Controversial chronic wasting disease bill awaits Governor Stitt's signature May 2, 2024 Oklahoma, KOKH
... If Governor Stitt signs House Bill 3462 into law, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry (ODAFF) would have to create a pilot program to enhance the genetic durability of deer in Oklahoma against Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)...
National Elk Refuge will stake out the future of feeding; legal challenges all but certain May 2, 2024 Wyoming, Gillette News Record
... If officials depart from the status quo, they could be sued by a group like Gilliland’s [Wyoming Outfitters and Guides Association] ...But if the Elk Refuge chooses to continue feeding, environmental groups could also sue, building on suits they’ve already filed, arguing the refuge hasn’t moved fast enough to stop feeding and slow the spread of chronic wasting disease ..
IDNR announces detection of chronic wasting disease in Ford County May 1, 2024 Illinois, Juliana Stratton, Lt. Governor - Illinois.gov
... Chronic wasting disease has been detected in Ford County, expanding the geographic presence of the infection in free-ranging deer populations in northern Illinois ... a suspect-deer exhibiting symptoms consistent with CWD infection. Other recent cases of CWD were documented previously in Bureau and Lee counties during 2023 and 2022, respectively..,
CWD confirmed in wild Pierce County deer; feeding, baiting bans to go into effect May 15 April 30, 2024 Wisconsin, KSTP-TV
... the first wild deer confirmed to have CWD in Pierce County ... the deer, identified as a doe around four or five years old, was humanely put down in the town of Spring Lake ...
How to Control Chronic Wasting Disease April 27, 2024 The Good Men Project
... New York State, for example, did a huge culling operation in Oneida County back in 2005 after they identified five or six CWD-positive deer for the first time. That seems to have worked ... But when wildlife managers tried localized culling in Colorado, it didn’t seem to affect CWD over the long term, possibly because the infectious protein had been in the area for so long that it essentially became baked into the landscape ...
CDC: Deer meat didn't cause hunters' deaths; concerns about chronic wasting disease April 26, 2024 USA Today
... the CDC reviewed the 2022 cases and considered the two men's deaths as "part of the normal number of cases of CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) we see in the U.S.," ... "We know that prion diseases can spread from animals to people, as we saw with (mad cow disease)," ...
Chronic wasting disease detected in Edwards County deer breeding facility April 25, 2024 Texas, Odessa American
... A pair of two-year-old does tested positive using antemortem testing conducted to meet CWD surveillance requirements for deer ... Proactive removal of deer penned with the positive deer and additional testing resulted in three subsequent CWD detections...
Federal funds available for chronic wasting disease research April 24, 2024 Farm and Dairy
... The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the availability of more than $12 million for states and tribal governments, research institutions and universities to control and prevent chronic wasting disease in wild and farmed cervids (e.g., deer, elk)...
Two CWD infected deer were in Harpers Ferry National Park April 23, 2024 West Virginia, The Register-Herald
...The National Park Service has confirmed two of the deer which recently tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Jefferson County were killed on the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The West Virginia DNR recently confirmed the discovery of CWD in Jefferson County...
Zombie Deer, Prion Disease & Another Dreaded Chemistry Lesson From Hell April 22, 2024 American Council on Science and Health
... prions, misfolded proteins that are responsible for mad cow disease in the UK and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in people. The name is a shortcut for "proteinaceous infectious particle" ... For reasons that are poorly understood, prion protein Cs can unfold and then refold into a pathogenic form of the same protein ...
Chronic Wasting Disease Detected for the First Time in Tazewell County April 18, 2024 Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
... confirmed chronic wasting disease (CWD) in an adult male deer legally harvested in Tazewell County in November of 2023. This marks the first confirmed case of CWD in Tazewell County. The deer was brought to a taxidermist in December, and DWR obtained the sample shortly thereafter as part of the Department’s proactive statewide CWD surveillance efforts..,
White-tailed deer in Pea Ridge Military Park tests positive for Chronic Wasting Disease April 17, 2024 Arkansas, 5newsonline on MSN
... The one positive test came from a white-tailed herd health sampling at the military park. Although CWD has been present in Arkansas since 2016, this is the first positive detection at the Pea Ridge Military Park..,
CWD cases in North Dakota in 2023 not in new areas; 2025 testing will give truer picture of disease's extent April 15, 2024 North Dakota, The Bismarck Tribune
... 11 documented cases in deer during the 2023 CWD surveillance season ... wildlife officials believe the disease continues to move both northward and southward in the western half -- where it has taken root in the last 15 years and where all of last year's cases were confirmed..,
APHIS supports projects to control and prevent chronic wasting disease April 11, 2024 North Dakato, KFGO
... USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service this week announced the availability of more than $12 million to control and prevent chronic wasting disease in wild and farmed deer and elk...
DNR confirms CWD in wild deer in Waushara County April 11, 2024 Wisconsin, WBAY
... the first positive test result for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Waushara County. The DNR says the deer was found dead in early February in the town of Wautoma ...
MDC reports 162 new cases of CWD for 2023 surveillance year April 11, 2024 Missouri, MDC Report
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) reports that it sampled and tested more than 37,000 deer for chronic wasting disease (CWD) during the 2023 CWD surveillance year between July 2023 and April 2024. Of the more than 37,000 deer sampled, 162 tested positive for CWD..,
Chronic Wasting Disease detected in Real County deer breeding facility April 8, 2024 Texas, Yahoo
... two cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a Real County deer breeding facility, marking the first detections in the county... a 10-year-old and a 6.5-year-old female white-tailed deer tested positive ..,
Chronic wasting disease confirmed in Jefferson County deer April 8, 2024 West Virginia, WDTV on MSN
... the disease has been confirmed in four white tail deer..,
Federal suit filed over deer farm regulations April 3, 2024 Minnesota, The Timberjay
... The situation at the heart of the dispute is the state’s ongoing effort to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) in both the farmed and wild cervid population, including deer, moose, elk, reindeer, and sika deer ... lawsuit filed with the Minnesota federal district court ...
To Fight Chronic Wasting Disease, BC Begins to Harvest Deer April 2, 2024 British Columbia, The Tyee
... the government of British Columbia announced that it would be harvesting 25 deer in the Kootenays. This announcement came six weeks after chronic wasting disease — a 100 per cent fatal disease of cervids (deer, elk, moose, caribou) — was first detected in the province..,
Tennessee 2024-25 Hunting And Trapping Proposals Presented To Commission At March Meeting March 23, 2024 Tennessee, Chattanoogan.com
... The Agency proposed six deer units and no change to the statewide antlered bag limit of two... The proposal removes reference to “CWD” from the management units. Instead, disease management will continue to be regulated through the CWD feeding and transportation regulations ...
Could statewide ban on supplemental deer feeding happen? MS wildlife commission mulls plan March 22, 2024 Mississippi, The Clarion-Ledger on MSN
... to slow the spread of CWD, an always-fatal disease in deer... "It is not the feed itself. We want to focus on the feeding mechanism itself and that is placing feeders on the landscape and unnaturally concentrating those animals at the same location day in and day out for long periods of time." ...
White-tailed deer in Arkansas tests positive for chronic wasting disease, AGFC confirms February 23, 2024 Arkansas, KNWA Fayetteville on MSN
... a white-tailed deer in Craighead County tested positive for chronic wasting disease. Officials said that the 2-year-old doe was harvested near Jonesboro during the Arkansas modern gun deer hunt..,
Will supplemental feeding of deer be banned in Mississippi? Here's what we know February 22, 2024 Mississippi, Yahoo! Sport
... Supplemental feeding of deer was legalized over a decade ago ... At the time, CWD was not known to be in the state ..After the disease was found in Mississippi in 2018, feeding was banned in positive counties. Now the commission has tasked the wildlife division of the department to research if a statewide ban would slow the spread of the disease ...
It's time to take Chronic Wasting Disease seriously February 20, 2024 Mississippi, SuperTalk Mississippi
... At the November 2022 meeting, the wildlife commission removed Claiborne from the CWD zone... proposed setting the center of the Mississippi River as the western boundary ... This arbitrary decision, despite concrete evidence of deer swimming across the river, increased the risk of disease spread in Claiborne County..,
Chronic Wasting Disease found in DeSoto County, state February 14, 2024 Mississippi, DeSoto County News
... DeSoto County joined Lafayette and Harrison for discovering CWD for the first time in January 2024. Tunica County discovered its first CWD case in March of 2023...
New Baiting And Feeding Ban For Ozaukee County Effective Feb. 15 February 12, 2024 Wisconsin DNR
... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) was recently notified by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) that a farm-raised deer on a deer farm in Sheboygan County tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). This positive result is within 10 miles of the Fond du Lac, Ozaukee and Washington county borders, resulting in a new baiting and feeding ban to go into effect in Ozaukee County on Feb. 15, 2024..,