When the presence of Chronic Wasting Disease was first discovered in Pennsylvania deerhalf a state away, locally the reaction was one of superficial concern. Wishful thinking was that the always-fatal ...
A mysterious disease is spreading among deer populations in the U.S., and scientists are calling it ‘Zombie Deer’ Disease.
Chronic wasting disease slowly turns the brains of infected deer (and other cervids) into spongy, deteriorating masses, triggering bizarre behavior and, inevitably, a fatal outcome.
Anyone driving from Warren to Jamestown has likely seen a billboard on the side of Route 62 warning about Chronic Wasting Disease. The disease is a fatal, neurological illness occurring in North ...
In years past, deer culls initiated by the City of Cranbrook were conducted through the use of clover traps and bolt guns, ...
In order to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease in the deer family, the province, with the support of the City of ...
When the presence of Chronic Wasting Disease was first discovered ... much is still unknown about CWD, therefore the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention recommends not eating the meat ...
The first elk was found dead in January, followed by the second in early February. Both elk were discovered at the Dell Creek ...
The cull will be focused on Cranbrook and Kimberley, where a total of five cases of the disease have been found.
The province of B.C. has announced plans to cull urban deer living in the Kootenay area, near the B.C.-Alberta border, in an ...