In a rare bit of good news about chronic wasting disease, a new paper shows that harvesting more deer — specifically adult bucks — is better for slowing the spread of the contagious neurological ...

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Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the first-ever case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the state. The disease was found in a hunter-harvested deer in Lanier County.

Cases confirmed in two adult bucks — one in DPA 266 near Hawley, Minnesota, and the other in DPA 701 near Greenfield in Hennepin County. Chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in two deer ...

LANIER COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed the state’s first case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer. The disease, a fatal ...

A fatal neurological illness that affects deer known as chronic wasting disease has been detected in Georgia for the first time, state wildlife officials announced Thursday. The Georgia case was ...

LANIER COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) - Lanier and Berrien Counties are now considered “Chronic Wasting Disease” management areas by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR). This declaration ...

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