Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the first-ever case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state. The disease was found in a hunter-harvested deer in Lanier County.

Chronic wasting disease, an unstoppable killer of deer, is creeping closer to Columbus. Initially detected at Killdeer Plains Wildlife Area in Wyandot County during the 2020 hunting season ...

Georgia's first positive CWD sample came from a hunter-harvested buck in the south-central part of the state. Photo by Deltaphoto / Adobe Stock Georgia wildlife officials announced Thursday that the ...

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday. The Georgia case was ...

LANIER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - Lanier and Berrien Counties are now considered “Chronic Wasting Disease” management areas by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This declaration ...

ATLANTA — A deer shot by a hunter in South Georgia has tested positive for Chronic-Wasting Disease (CWD), the state Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported Thursday. The two-and-a-half ...