Category: CWD

British Columbia / CWD / Mammals / News & Announcements / Surveillance / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2020-07-20

B.C. CWD Surveillance – Mandatory Submission of Mule Deer and White-Tailed Deer Heads in the Highest Risk Area.

In 2019/2020, the B.C. Wildlife Health Program tested 1260 cervid heads for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) with no positive results. Species sampled were White-tailed Deer, Mule Deer, Black-tailed Deer, Moose, Roosevelt Elk, Rocky Mountain...

British Columbia / CWD / Surveillance / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-08-22

“Bring Out Your Heads”: Hunters are the First Line of Defense Against a Deadly Disease Affecting Deer

I stare at the carefully folded package on the kitchen table. Neat straight edges in the paper wrapping protect the contents inside. Every year, my partner’s father gifts us this way with deer sausage....

Avian Influenza / British Columbia / CWD / News & Announcements / Research / Students / Surveillance / Website Rotator

2019-05-28

New Post-Doc at CWHC-BC

CWHC-BC is thrilled to welcome their first post-doctoral student, Kaylee Byers. Kaylee will be joining the BC node for at least the next year and working on a range of projects regarding wildlife surveillance...

CWD / News & Announcements / Saskatchewan / Students / Teaching/Training / Website Rotator / Western/Northern

2019-05-14

Summer Students – Part 3

The Western/Northern region is excited to welcome two summer students to our crew: Jorn Schumann is a toxicology student who is excited to spend time doing field work and to learn more about the disease...

British Columbia / Collaborations / CWD / Mammals / News & Announcements / Uncategorized / Website Rotator

2019-03-27

2019 B.C. CWD Surveillance and Response Plan

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is an international wildlife health issue. The disease, only seen in species of the deer family, has a long incubation period, is incredibly persistent in the environment, and is always...

CWD / Website Rotator / Western/Northern

2017-12-29

Chronic Wasting Disease in Saskatchewan

The CWHC Western and Northern Region is over half way through its 2017 CWD hunter surveillance sample collection and testing program and have already identified 3 new Wild Management Zones (WMZ 3, 44, 39)...

British Columbia / CWD / Education

2017-07-14

CWD Outreach and Surveillance in BC

British Columbia B.C. is in the fortunate position of being Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) free. However, the disease is spreading in Alberta and elsewhere and is currently in the news with research findings raising...

CWD / National / News & Announcements

2016-09-14

Hunters contribute to wildlife health surveillance

This hunting season, the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative is asking hunters to report unusual observations and submit samples. The CWHC is an organization that seeks to monitor the health of wildlife across Canada. To...

In the Field with Western/Northern: Mule deer tracking along the South Saskatchewan River

CWD / Research / Western/Northern

2014-10-24

In the Field with Western/Northern: Mule deer tracking along the South Saskatchewan River

Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), cervids indigenous to the western part of North America and famous for the size of their ears, are a species of particular interest to the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative...

Chronic wasting disease hunter surveillance program cut in Saskatchewan

CWD / News & Announcements / Western/Northern

2013-04-30

Chronic wasting disease hunter surveillance program cut in Saskatchewan

Recently, the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment indicated they have discontinued funding for the chronic wasting disease (CWD) hunter surveillance program in the province. The funds were used to collect and test hunter shot deer...