New study finds hunting male deer can help control spread of chronic wasting disease
“We found that harvesting a high proportion of the adult males in the herd – around 40% every year for 20 years, is expected to keep chronic wasting disease infections at low numbers,” lead author and USGS scientist Wynne Moss said in the press release.
Hunting Big Bucks Year After Year Helps Curb Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows
By analyzing mule deer herds in Wyoming, researchers predict that hunters can help slow the spread of CWD by increasing harvest rates of adult deer.
A deadly disease affecting deer confirmed in Georgia. What's Chronic Wasting Disease?
The disease — which is 100% fatal — causes a deer's nervous system to shut down until they die, but there's no evidence of the disease spreading to humans.
Chronic wasting disease detected in deer near Hawley, Minnesota
Chronic wasting disease has been detected near Hawley for the first time. Hunters' voluntary testing helped identify the disease; new management zones and sampling rules may follow.
Chronic wasting disease, an unstoppable killer of deer, creeping closer to Columbus
Ending the spread of CWD appears unlikely because the prions, which cluster in the brain and nervous system, can be transmitted in many of ways.
Georgia officials lay out strategy for mitigating 'zombie deer' chronic wasting disease spread after positive test
Georgia's first-ever case of the deer disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week in south Georgia.
Georgia Detects First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer, Prompting Swift Action by Wildlife Officials
Georgia confirms its first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in a white-tailed deer, prompting the DNR to establish a CWD Management Area and enforce precautions.
Georgia Confirms Its First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease
Georgia wildlife officials have confirmed the state's first-ever case of CWD in a hunter-harvested whitetail buck.
Officials brief GA Senate on ways to control 'zombie deer' disease spread after positive test
Georgia's first-ever case of chronic wasting disease -- which is 100% fatal -- was reported last week to have been found in a deer in south Georgia.
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Deer farmers want to use genetics to address chronic wasting disease in Senate bill
Chronic wasting disease is an incurable illness in deer that causes neurological problems, much like mad cow disease. The DNR ...
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Chronic Wasting Disease: What to know in North Carolina
CJD is rare but fatal. The UK NHS lists possible symptoms including loss of intellect and memory, changes in personality, ...
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Elk tests positive for chronic wasting disease on Pinedale-area feedground
For the first time, an elk has tested positive for chronic wasting disease on a western Wyoming wapiti feedground, areas that ...