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.
Researchers are now racing to come up with strategies to at least slow the spread of the disease in deer and reduce the ...
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 ...
House Bill 1417, filed by Rep. Robert Morris, R-Fort Wayne, would create a pilot program to combat Chronic Wasting Disease by testing deer and looking for certain genetic markers that create a ...
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.
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) recently confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) ...
In order to curb the spread of chronic wasting disease in the deer family, the province, with the support of the City of ...
Earlier in the 2024-25 hunting season, AGFC officials confirmed deer in Conway County and Stone County also tested positive ...
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 ...
It attacks the brain, has a 100 per cent fatality rate, and is spreading quickly through Alberta's deer population.