Category Archives: Disease

US Issues Rules to Protect Bat Threatened by Fungal Disease

Posted on January 18, 2016 by admin

  By john flesher, ap environmental writer TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Jan 13, 2016, 3:27 PM ET  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it had updated interim rules that accompanied a decision last April to designate the northern long-eared … Continue reading →

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Experimental CWD Vaccine Failing Initial Tests

Posted on December 15, 2015 by admin

By: Patrick Durkin + Posted: 12/14/15     An experimental vaccine for chronic wasting disease actually increased the likelihood of elk to contract CWD by at least three times. Hopes for a vaccine to prevent chronic wasting disease (CWD) suffered … Continue reading →

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New Toxin for Feral Swine

Posted on October 26, 2015 by admin

By Joshua Rapp Learn The Wildlife Society Posted on October 23, 2015 Feral swine are one of the most difficult invasive species to eradicate in North America. The pigs (Sus scrofa), first introduced from Europe, are intelligent enough to avoid … Continue reading →

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F&W Board Votes to Ban Natural Deer Urine Lures

Posted on May 6, 2015 by admin

  VERMONT FISH & WILDLIFE Press Release For Immediate Release: April 28, 2015 Media Contacts: Commissioner Louis Porter, 802-828-1454 Scott Darling, 802-786-3862; Mark Scott, 802-777-4217 MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board has voted to ban the possession … Continue reading →

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Experimental vaccine partially successful at preventing CWD in deer

Posted on January 5, 2015 by admin

Journal Sentinel files In a scientific milestone that could have human health implications, an experimental vaccine was partially successful at preventing chronic wasting disease in deer, according to a recently published U.S. study. By Paul A. Smith of the Journal … Continue reading →

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