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U.S. reports world’s first deer with COVID-19

By Reuters August 27, 2021

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. government said Friday it had confirmed the world’s first cases of COVID-19 in deer, expanding the list of animals known to have tested positive […] Read more

The U.S. National Wildlife Health Center’s map of CWD’s distribution in North America as of December 2020. (USGS.gov)

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Ontario to limit imports, transport of live elk, deer

Moves meant to keep out chronic wasting disease

By Dave Bedard December 21, 2020

Moving live captive cervids such as elk, deer, moose and caribou into or within Ontario is set to be banned under new provincial regulations to keep out chronic wasting disease […] Read more

The U.S. National Wildlife Health Center and U.S. Geological Survey produce this map of CWD’s current distribution in North America. The version shown here is current to Sept. 9, 2019. (NWHC.usgs.gov)

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Deer heads required from Kootenay region for CWD tests

By GFM Staff September 26, 2019

The discovery of chronic wasting disease in deer in northwestern Montana has officials in CWD-free British Columbia tightening their testing net. The province on Wednesday announced a mandatory sampling program, […] Read more

The U.S. National Wildlife Health Center and U.S. Geological Survey in November 2017 produced this map of CWD’s current distribution in North America. (NWHC.usgs.gov)

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B.C. to block hunting attractants from out-of-province

By Farmtario Staff December 31, 2017

Anyone planning to hunt in British Columbia may soon be blocked from bringing in urine and other materials from other provinces’ farmed elk and cervids, in a bid to keep […] Read more

Signs of CWD, as shown by this elk, include progressive weight loss, reluctance to move, excessive salivation, droopy ears, increased drinking and urinating and lethargy. (Wyoming Game and Fish Department photo, WGFD.wyo.gov)

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Federal response tightened for chronic wasting disease

By Farmtario Staff July 1, 2017

Canadian ranchers raising cervids such as elk, deer and moose will soon have to get in on certification programs before they can be eligible for any federal help in the […] Read more