chronic wasting disease

Deer hunters in far western Kentucky will have to abide by special regulations to help slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced Thursday that the Commonwealth’s first documented case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) had been confirmed in a deer.

Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources on Thursday confirmed the first documented case of chronic wasting disease in the Commonwealth.

In a lawsuit filed against the agency, the former employee claims officials misled the public about the rate of neurological disorder in deer, changing protocols to avoid admitting mistakes

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources (KDFWR) is enacting special regulations to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) among deer in western Kentucky for this year’s hunting season, which began on Friday.

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says 148 deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease so far this season. Citing an agency statement,…

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Wildlife officials have placed restrictions on the transport of deer from Tennessee into Kentucky in response to the detection of chronic wasting…