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Welcome to the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance's
web site.
This site is a joint project of the Boone and Crockett
Club, Mule Deer Foundation, and Rocky
Mountain Elk Foundation. These non-profit wildlife conservation
organizations formed the Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance in January
2002 to address CWD. Other organizations have since joined the Alliance.
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The mission of the CWD Alliance is to promote responsible and accurate communications regarding CWD, and to support strategies that effectively control CWD to minimize its impact on wild, free-ranging cervids including deer, elk, and moose.
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The CWD Alliance and
its partner organizations are
committed to providing timely, scientifically accurate information
regarding chronic wasting disease, its impacts on wildlife
and humans, and recommendations for its control. |
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What's New:
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Wyoming : Star Valley Moose Tests Positive for CWD
Cheyenne--- A three-year-old female moose has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in western Wyoming. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose that affects the brain, causing weight loss, abnormal behavior, and, eventually, death. There is no evidence that CWD has any human-health implications. Read more... |
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Virginia : NEW! Mandatory Sampling Procedures
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has established a new Mandatory Sampling Area for Chronic Wasting Disease in southwestern Frederick County Read more... |
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California : Check Points Set to Stop Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from Entering California
Department of Fish and Game (DFG) wardens will check hunters entering San Bernardino County to prevent the introduction of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Read more... |
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Wyoming : Ongoing CWD Study Gives Researchers a Glimpse Into How the Disease Affects Elk Populations
CHEYENNE-- A long-term study looking at the effects of Chronic Wasting Disease on elk populations suggests the always-fatal disease may not cause precipitous declines in those populations. Read more... |
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South Dakota : Testing of Elk, Deer Continues for Chronic Wasting Disease
RAPID CITY, S.D.—As South Dakota hunters prepare for deer and elk hunting seasons, the S.D. Game, Fish and Parks Department is getting ready for another round of testing for chronic wasting disease. Read more... |
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Wyoming : Two Mule Deer Harvested Near Buffalo and Kaycee Test Positive for CWD
SHERIDAN-- Two buck mule deer harvested on Oct. 3, 2008, in northeast Wyoming from deer hunt areas 26 and 29 tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a brain disease known to affect some deer, elk and moose. One deer was harvested northeast of Buffalo, near Lake DeSmet in deer hunt area 26 and the other 7.5 miles east of Kaycee in deer hunt area 29. Read more... |
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Wisconsin : CWD-Positive White-Tailed Deer Found in Junction City Hunting Preserve
A white-tailed deer on a Portage County hunting preserve has tested positive for chronic wasting disease, State Veterinarian Dr. Robert Ehlenfeldt announced today. Read more... |
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Georgia : Import Regulations Designed to Help Keep Georgia CWD-free
Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division advises resident hunters planning out-of-state hunting trips to become familiar with Georgia’s current regulations regarding cervid importation. Read more... |
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Arizona : Hunters Can Assist CWD Monitoring
Deer and elk hunters: Your assistance is needed again this season to continue the monitoring efforts in Arizona for chronic wasting disease (CWD), a wildlife disease that is fatal to deer and elk. Currently, there is no evidence that CWD poses a risk for humans. Read more... |
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Massachusetts : Deer Heads Needed For Ongoing CWD Monitoring
As part of its Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program, MassWildlife has been taking samples of brain tissue and lymph nodes from hunter-harvested deer. Read more... |
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