Category Archives: Deer

Prions — in plants? New concern for chronic wasting disease

Posted on September 30, 2013 by admin

  September 28, 2013 5:15 am  •  RON SEELY | Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Prions — the infectious, deformed proteins that cause chronic wasting disease in deer — can be taken up by plants such as alfalfa, corn and … Continue reading →

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Move Over Global Warming! White-Tailed Deer Pose Biggest Threat To East Coast Forests

Posted on September 3, 2013 by admin

William Pentland, Contributor, Forbes 8/28/2013 @ 1:37PM   The rapidly rising population of white-tailed deer pose a more significant threat to forest habitats across the eastern United States than global warming, according to a new study by The Nature Conservancy … Continue reading →

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States Initiating Research on Moose Declines; Minnesota Halts Hunt

Posted on February 18, 2013 by admin

Outdoor News Bulletin   February, 2013  Moose are the iconic big game species of the north woods. The largest subspecies is found throughout much of Canada and Alaska, while the lower 48 states have populations of three different subspecies in New … Continue reading →

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CWD DISEASE IN IOWA

Posted on July 23, 2012 by admin

DES MOINES – A white-tail deer at a hunting preserve in Davis County has become the first positive detection of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Iowa.  The positive sample was verified this week, and DNR is working closely with the … Continue reading →

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