CWD was first discovered in 1967 in Fort Collins, Colorado. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose caused by infectious, misfolded proteins called prions. There are no current ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has found Chronic Wasting Disease near the borders of existing Disease Management Areas. Here's where.

“We had a second detection in Armstrong County that was in DMA ... to other types of deer like elk, but no elk have tested positive for CWD in Pennsylvania. “The only way to know for sure ...

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 ...

“Working together with our hunters and all Georgians, we will manage CWD and maintain healthy deer herds.” The DNR CWD Response Plan is in effect and a CWD Management Area is established. The CWD ...

In Pennsylvania’s fight against chronic wasting disease, deer hunters are the first line of defense ... Commission has led to the filing of 71 charges against three Chester County residents – a father ...