In a scattershot pattern that now extends from coast to coast, continental US states have been announcing new hotspots of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The contagious and always-fatal neurodegenerative disorder infects the cervid family that includes deer, elk, moose and, in higher latitudes, reindeer. There is no vaccine or treatment. Described by scientists as a […]
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Pennsylvania Woman Arrested for Keeping a Wild Deer as a Pet
A Pennsylvania woman is facing legal trouble after authorities discovered she had been keeping a white-tailed deer as a pet. According to WPXI and KDKA, a Pennsylvania Game Warden was alerted to a buck wearing a dog collar and ear tags in Bullskin Township earlier this week. The woman, identified as 64-year-old Tamara Shiery, was […]
Texas Wardens Uncover Black-Market Whitetail Breeding Ring that Smuggled ‘Ghost Deer’
During a traffic stop outside Houston earlier this month, Texas game wardens caught two deer breeders trying to move captive whitetails illegally across the state. The men pleaded guilty, and they were convicted of more than 50 deer breeder violations for disobeying the state’s CWD rules and transporting unidentifiable “ghost deer,” which they planned to […]
New study finds deer hunting can help keep chronic wasting disease in check
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Hunting greater numbers of male deer can slow the spread of chronic wasting disease, a lethal wildlife disease, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Chronic wasting disease is caused by a misfolded protein called a prion, and infection leads to neurological […]
Chronic wasting disease has exploded through Alberta’s deer population. Can it be stopped?
It attacks the brain. It has a 100 per cent fatality rate. And it has spread all across southern and central Alberta. Fifteen years ago, chronic wasting disease was rare in the province’s deer populations, showing up in a small percentage of animals in a handful of locations, mostly along the Saskatchewan border. In the […]
Bison Ranchers Return Thousands of Animals to Native Lands and Witness Total Rejuvenation of Ecosystem
A tribal-led nonprofit is creating a network of native bison ranchers that are restoring ecosystems on the Great Plains, restoring native ranchers’ connections with their ancestral land, and restoring the native diet that their ancestors relied on. Called the Tanka Fund, they coordinate donors and partners to help ranchers secure grazing land access, funds needed […]
Shocking moment yobs assault wild stag by pulling its antlers and slapping it on the rump while egged on by their mindless friends
A group of yobs have been pictured assaulting a wild stag whilst being cheered on by their mindless friends at a city park. The shocking images show the men pulling at the animal’s antlers and slapping it on the rump, with the unsavoury scenes taking place in Nottingham’s Wollaton Park. The group, who were dressed […]
Georgia officials warn of ‘zombie deer disease’ after first animal in the state tests positive
Wildlife authorities in Georgia are warning about ‘zombie deer disease’ after the state’s first case. A white-tail deer in Lanier County contracted the devastating neurological disease, according to officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Division. Chronic Wasting Disease is the official name for the ailment, which is only known to affect […]