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Chronic Wasting Disease
22Dec
Advocates: Wolves Could Help Stave Off Disease in Elk, Deer
We were recently interviewed by Public News Service in response to an elk being found to test positive for CWD in Grand Teton National Park. What the state of Wyoming is missing here is that they are ignoring a tool that could prove very effective in the fight against CWD: wolves. Read the full news […]
18Dec
CWD FOUND IN AN ELK IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK
BREAKING NEWS: CWD FOUND IN AN ELK IN GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK In 2018 a mule deer was found in Grand Teton National Park that tested positive with CWD but this is the first elk to test positive within the park. Most of the elk within GTNP winter on the National Elk Refuge or on […]
20Nov
Wolves are Allies Not Enemies
As Wyoming continues to allow the killing of nearly 50% of its wolf population each year, new research from Yellowstone is showing that wolves might be our best bet against the spread and severity of chronic wasting disease (CWD). Chronic wasting disease is an always fatal malady that affects members of the cervid family like […]
04Dec
UW Branding Iron Article Highlights CWD
Article by Mackenzie Thomas Elk feedlots, while typically known to expedite the spread of many diseases like hoof rot or brucellosis, are currently a ticking time bomb for ‘zombie deer disease’ also known as chronic wasting disease. The disease has been found in Wyoming deer and elk for upwards of thirty years. “When chronic wasting […]
27Nov
Wyoming’s winter elk feeding could spread ‘zombie deer disease,’ experts fear
DENVER, Nov. 27 (UPI) — Wyoming’s National Elk Reserve could become a toxic “biological Superfund site” polluted by deadly prions that cause chronic wasting disease, if wildlife officials keep feeding thousands of elk every winter, wildlife conservationists say. The concentration of large numbers of elk over the winter may accelerate the spread of the incurable […]
18Jun
New Billboard in Cody Highlights Wyoming’s Mistreatment of Wolves
CODY, Wyoming, (June 18, 2019)—Funded by Wyoming Wildlife Advocates’ supporters, a new billboard in Cody, Wyoming, aims to educate the public about Wyoming’s outdated and anachronistic wolf management policies. The billboard features a wolf pup with the tagline, “Odds are this wolf pup won’t live to see her first birthday.” Almost half of the wolves […]
03Jun
CWD Meeting in Pinedale Tomorrow Night
Informational Meeting Will Discuss Chronic Wasting Disease in Wyoming’s Deer and Elk An informational meeting discussing the process for developing a new chronic wasting disease (CWD) plan for the state of Wyoming will be held tomorrow night in Pinedale at the Public Library from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Please attend to learn more about […]
30May
Updated 2019 Chronic Wasting Disease Maps Released by WWA and Sierra Club
For Immediate Release May 29, 2019 Contact: Lloyd Dorsey, Sierra Club Wyoming Chapter, 307-690-1967 lloyd.dorsey@sierraclub.org Kristin Combs, Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, 307-413-4116 Kristin@wyomingwildlifeadvocates.org Maps Show Continued Rapid Expansion of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer and Elk Areas Across Wyoming Conservationists urge prompt action to restore healthy wildlife Jackson Hole, WY – Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a […]
06Dec
‘Feeding Must End’ Says Cadre of Conservationists
Conservationists Call for Release of Long-Delayed Plan to Prevent Wildlife Disease Epidemic at Jackson Hole National Elk Refuge Plan Urgently Needed After Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Grand Teton JACKSON, Wyo. (Dec. 5, 2018) – A conservation coalition this week called on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) to end more than a decade […]
21Nov
BREAKING NEWS – CWD Confirmed in Grand Teton
It’s no longer hypothetical – Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in a buck mule deer in Grand Teton National Park. Shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21st, Wyoming Game & Fish issued the following statement: “The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory has confirmed that an adult buck mule deer from […]