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Deciding where to remove animals requires careful planning based on where CWD has been found.
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Managing CWD means some deer have got to die

Animal removal, including hunting, will be key to nipping chronic wasting disease at the bud

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British Columbia, like Manitoba, is in the early days of its fight against chronic wasting disease. Things are moving quickly, and they must. On March 13, the British Columbia government announced it would harvest deer in the Kootenays. The word came six weeks after CWD, a fatal prion disease in deer, elk, moose and caribou,
Mule deer have made up the bulk of Manitoba chronic wasting disease cases.
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First CWD case found in central Manitoba 

Province’s confirmed cases up to 26

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The province has its first case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) outside of western Manitoba. On Jan. 24, the province announced that a hunter-submitted tissue sample from a female white-tailed deer near Winkler in south-central Manitoba had tested positive for CWD. Chronic wasting disease is a fatal prion disease in the same family as BSE,
Seventeen new cases of CWD were identified during the 2022-23 hunting season.
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CWD testing backlog continues

Wait times for test results are as long as four weeks... and counting

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Despite changes to streamline the process, hunters can once again expect lengthy wait times for chronic wasting disease test results. “The program is currently experiencing a two-to-four-week wait time, but the department anticipates that will increase given the expected influx of samples being received,” said a provincial spokesperson in an emailed statement. CWD is an
File photo of moose in a Saskatchewan field. (BobLoblaw/iStock/Getty Images)
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Saskatchewan expands wildlife testing to include bovine TB

CFIA probe of cattle herd finds 10 infected so far

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Recent confirmed cases of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a Saskatchewan cattle herd have led the province to expand its annual wildlife monitoring program for chronic wasting disease (CWD) to also include TB. The province each year since 1997 has asked hunters to submit heads from harvested deer, moose and elk to test for CWD. It
Manitoba had been considered CWD-free until late 2021.
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Province pledges cash for enhanced CWD control

Since 2021, 22 cases of the fatal disease have been confirmed in wild Manitoba deer

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Increased funding will allow more and quicker testing of animals for chronic wasting disease and will allow the hiring of more staff, including an additional wildlife biologist, according to the Manitoba government. “Chronic wasting disease is a significant threat to the health of Manitoba’s wildlife and our collective efforts in conservation,” Greg Nesbitt, minister of
“The province will continue to review test results, and are reviewing and revising CWD control measures.” – Government of Manitoba.
Farmit Manitoba

CWD cases confirmed in white-tailed deer

Until now, confirmed CWD cases in Manitoba have been limited to mule deer

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Manitoba has its first cases of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in white-tailed deer. Two cases have been found, both in males of the species and hundreds of kilometres apart. One case was confirmed in southwestern Manitoba in the RM of Grassland, and another in the parkland northwest of Riding Mountain National Park, according to information
Chronic Wasting Disease is a contagious, fatal disease affecting members of the deer family.
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Province expands mule deer season after more CWD cases detected

Expanded testing, hunting, found seven more cases along the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border

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Hunters will be able to harvest mule deer over the winter in an attempt to curb the species’ population, currently believed to be the vector of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Seven cases have been confirmed this year near the Manitoba-Saskatchewan border, the province said in a Dec. 15 news release. All confirmed cases were mule
Expanded mandatory sample zone: CWD is an incurable fatal disease that affects members of the deer family.
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Province expands mandatory CWD sampling

Hunters in areas along the western and southern provincial boundaries affected

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Manitoba Natural Resources and Northern Development has made some changes to help prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD). The province has expanded the harvested cervid mandatory sample submission zone and established a strictly regulated and managed mule deer hunting season in defined areas along the western and southern borders of Manitoba. All hunters
“It’s an indication that there’s probably more in the province than we are aware of, and I suppose that we’re less hopeful that we’re going to stop it.” – Ian Thorleifson, Manitoba Elk Growers Association president.
Livestock, News

Elk producers say CWD span concerning

Producers say the province is on the right track with efforts to contain CWD, but another case far to the south has dimmed optimism

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Manitoba’s elk producers say they’re generally happy with measures to control chronic wasting disease (CWD) following a second case in wild mule deer earlier this month, although they say the geographic spread of cases is cause for concern. “We are impressed and pleased with the vigour and aggressiveness of (the province’s) actions and I certainly
A localized hunting period for mule deer and white-tailed deer will be open until Dec. 12.
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Limited hunting announced for CWD control zone

The province has announced a hunting period for hunters local to the area to harvest mule deer and white-tailed deer

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Hunters local to the area where a mule deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease earlier this fall will have the chance to hunt white-tailed deer and mule deer in the region for the next few weeks. On Nov. 26, the province announced that limited, localized hunting permits would be issued for the region, which

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