Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Manitowoc County Deer Advisory Council are co-hosting a public meeting at 6 ...

Wisconsin DNR Deer Heard Specialists say hunting is one of the biggest things that can help slow the spread of CWD. That's ...

After a deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Manitowoc County for the first time ever, Wisconsin ...

CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk and reindeer/caribou. It belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion diseases.

A fatal disease among deer that may cause abnormal behavior including a lack of fear of humans is inching closer to the Columbus area. The Ohio Division of Wildlife ...

After a deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Manitowoc County, officials are calling on hunters to help.

In a new study, researchers have also demonstrated that these prions can experimentally transmit the disease to mice.

CWD is a fatal prion disease affecting deer, moose, elk, and reindeer/caribou. The DNR began monitoring for CWD in Wisconsin in 1999, with the first positive cases identified in 2002. State law ...