21 samples of 375 positive for chronic wasting disease
Fish and Game work to contain the spread of chronic wasting disease in the Slate Creek area by conducting controlled dispatches of deer and elk. The testing region has expanded to the surrounding areas of Slate Creek to contain the spread of the disease.
Photo courtesy of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game
Fish and Game continues work to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease. A total of 375 deer and eight elk have been removed from the Slate Creek drainage as of March 19. So far, of the hundreds of samples sent to the lab, 21 samples have come back positive for CWD...
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