Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) - Pennsylvania Game Commission
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), is a contagious, always-fatal brain disease that affects members of the deer family. It was discovered in Pennsylvania's free-ranging white-tailed deer in 2012 and continues to be a threat to deer and elk in the Commonwealth.
Chronic Wasting Disease | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - PA.GOV
Chronic Wasting Disease. CWD Herd Certification Program (HCP) is a voluntary program of surveillance and related actions designed to determine the CWD status of farmed or captive deer and elk herds.
CWD Dashboard | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - PA.GOV
Chronic Wasting Disease Dashboard. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is the biggest challenge we face for cervid health in Pennsylvania, the commonwealth's success or failure in mitigating this threat will largely hinge on the effectiveness of outreach, education and public awareness.
Chronic Wasting Disease Dashboard
Oct 21, 2024 · Chronic Wasting Disease Dashboard. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is the biggest challenge we face for cervid health in Pennsylvania, the commonwealth's success or failure in mitigating this threat will largely hinge on the effectiveness of outreach, education and public awareness. Collaboration between Department of Agriculture, Game Commission ...
Pa. introduces new rules for hunters to limit the spread of ... - WHYY
Dec 13, 2023 · Prions — malfunctioning and almost indestructible proteins — cause chronic wasting disease, so disposal is key to mitigate further spread. Other prion diseases include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, which is rare but the most common that …
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is an incurable, untreatable, always fatal brain disease caused by a misshapen protein known as a prion. It af ects members of the cervid (deer) family and was fi rst recognized in mule deer at a Colorado research facility in 1967.
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS YOU CAN HELP! • DON’T FEED or USE ATTRACTANTS. These bring wildlife close together, which increases the risk of spreading disease. • REPORT SICK DEER to the Pennsylvania Game Commission; OR if you are hunting and have the opportunity and license to harvest the animal, please do so.
Chronic Wasting Disease in Pennsylvania - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Chronic wasting disease has changed the landscape of hunting in Pennsylvania. A threat to deer and elk, this contagious, always fatal disease was detected in Pennsylvania for the first time in 2012. The long incubation period of CWD makes it difficult to detect. That’s why testing and surveillance are so important.
Chronic Wasting Disease, what PA hunters should know ahead of …
Nov 22, 2022 · PENNSYLVANIA, Pa. (WTAJ) — As regular firearms deer season is set to begin across Pennsylvania on Saturday, Nov. 26, the state game commission is warning and informing hunters of an ongoing neurological illness that is killing members of the deer family.
State maps new chronic wasting disease cases | Life
3 days ago · Harrisburg, Pa. — In Pennsylvania’s fight against chronic wasting disease (CWD), deer hunters are the first line of defense. And in Armstrong and York counties, where new Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) units have been established in response to new CWD detections, hunters can purchase additional tags to hunt and harvest antlerless deer.