The most recent case — a red deer from a deer farm in Wayne County — was confirmed by a USDA lab this spring after it was ...

These non-native animals are more than just a nuisance; they pose a significant biological and environmental threat.

These non-native animals are more than just a nuisance; they pose a significant biological and environmental threat.

Maryland wildlife officials say chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading again—this time into a new part of the state. The ...

FRANKFORT, Ky. (KT) — New Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance measures are now in effect for Henderson, Union and Webster counties, following the detection of CWD in a deer harvested just ...

Chronic Wasting Disease is caused by abnormal proteins called prions and affects white-tailed deer, elk and other animals in the deer family. There is no known cure or vaccine, and the disease is ...

New deer hunting regulations are now in effect in Henderson, Union and Webster counties as part of Kentucky’s expanding effort to monitor and manage Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), following a ...

Second, to manage deer populations and improve disease monitoring, a special two-day antlerless-only gun season will be held Sept. 27–28, 2025, in all CWD Surveillance Zone counties.

“People pick it up unknowingly and move it to where they live—and they can spread it that way,” said Hunter Westacott, a chronic wasting disease expert. “So there’s always that concern.

OLYMPIA, Washington (KAPP) — Washington state hunters face new regulations this season as wildlife officials work to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological condition that ...

Chronic wasting disease is a prion disease that affects white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose and reindeer, according to the Centers for Disease Control. It has been found in the United States ...