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3rd case of fatal Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in deer near Cranbrook
Latest case of a fatal wildlife disease confirmed only a few kilometres away from first 2 positive tests
Trevor Crawley Trevor Crawley
10 minutes ago
A third case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer that was harvested last month south of Cranbrook, after a sample tested positive on Nov. 20, according to an info bulletin from the provincial government.
The white-tailed deer was harvested only a few kilometres away from where one of the first two test-positive cases were confirmed in the region by the province early this year.
The first two cases detected in the province were confirmed by lab testing in February 2024; one was from a roadkill female whitetail deer south of Cranbrook, while the other case was a mule deer harvest from the South Country area east of Lake Koocanusa.
Jesse Zeman, executive director for the B.C. Wildlife Federation, is calling on the provincial government to step up its efforts to respond to the wildlife disease, particularly through management of urban deer populations within communities such as Cranbrook and Kimberley....
3rd case of fatal Chronic Wasting Disease confirmed in deer near Cranbrook
Latest case of a fatal wildlife disease confirmed only a few kilometres away from first 2 positive tests
Trevor Crawley Trevor Crawley
10 minutes ago
A third case of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been confirmed in a white-tailed deer that was harvested last month south of Cranbrook, after a sample tested positive on Nov. 20, according to an info bulletin from the provincial government.
The white-tailed deer was harvested only a few kilometres away from where one of the first two test-positive cases were confirmed in the region by the province early this year.
The first two cases detected in the province were confirmed by lab testing in February 2024; one was from a roadkill female whitetail deer south of Cranbrook, while the other case was a mule deer harvest from the South Country area east of Lake Koocanusa.
Jesse Zeman, executive director for the B.C. Wildlife Federation, is calling on the provincial government to step up its efforts to respond to the wildlife disease, particularly through management of urban deer populations within communities such as Cranbrook and Kimberley....