A rare Chinese deer has seen over a century of threats—ultimately resulting in its extinction in the wild. But research recently suggests that, thanks to their genetics, chronic wasting disease—a deadly neurological disease in cervids—might …
Wildlife managers who feed elk in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem to bolster the species’ numbers are facing a looming problem that may scuttle their effort to attract tourists and keep the brucellosis-carrying ungulates away from …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is offering up to $3.5 million for state and tribal governments to carry out research and management activities to help combat chronic wasting disease …
Students from The Wildlife Society’s University of North Dakota Student Chapter helped hunters deposit deer head samples to be tested for chronic wasting disease in Grand Forks when the state’s deer season opened this month. …
Lawmakers highlighted the challenges of wildlife diseases during two Congressional hearings last week. The Environment and Public Works Committee explored the impact of disease on wildlife health, human health and the economy through a hearing …
TWS Northeast Section Representative Paul Johansen testified to members of Congress last week about chronic wasting disease and ways the federal government can help state agencies combat it. The Chief of the Wildlife Resources Section …
After deadly chronic wasting disease appeared amid cervids in Norway in 2016, government officials decided to implement a supplemental feeding ban throughout the entire country. That prompted a team of researchers to study how widespread …
Using a new mouse model, researchers detected two unique strains of chronic wasting disease— one carried by elk and another by deer. “These findings suggest that CWD from elk and deer pose distinct risks to …
Deer in the Mid-Atlantic may be more susceptible to chronic wasting disease than deer elsewhere, according to recent research, which found they carry more gene markers known to represent a high susceptibility to the fatal …
The Water, Oceans and Wildlife subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee met last week to consider several wildlife conservation bills, in a legislative hearing chaired by Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Cal. Seven bills were considered …
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