|
About Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a neurological disease of deer and elk that causes the infected animals to become emaciated, display abnormal behavior, lose bodily functions and ultimately die.
CWD is known to infect free-ranging deer and elk in the Northwestern United States and Canada and it is expected to spread to other areas of the country. There is no scientific evidence that CWD can be naturally transmitted to humans or to animals other than deer and elk.
What is being done about CWD.
Federal, state and local wildlife agencies are stepping up efforts to combat and control CWD. Included in proposed legislation in several states are recommended precautions hunters should take when field dressing and processing deer or elk. Our video will take you through safer methods of processing deer.
(DISCLAIMER)
This web site is NOT an official publication of any Federal, state or local wildlife agency, and should not be utilized or relied upon as such. It does represent an attempt by the publisher(s) to present a useful resource on CWD using information about the disease available at the time of this web site's creation.
The reader should be aware that the information included here is subject to change and that it is your responsibility to make yourself knowledgeable of any laws in effect regarding CWD in your area. Contact your local wildlife officer for specific information on CWD.
|
