Province appeals to hunters for help monitoring CWD
The Ministry of Environment is calling on hunters in Saskatchewan to participate in their testing program to monitor for signs of Chronic Wasting Disease.
The program is designed to help the ministry locate and track instances of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the wild across Saskatchewan.
“CWD is a fatal, infectious, central nervous system disease that can affect deer, elk, caribou, and moose,” a press release issued by the Ministry of Environment read.
CWD was first detected in 2000 in mule deer. The disease has now been confirmed in 44 of the province’s 83 wildlife management zones and in three of four cervid species. It has yet to be detected in caribou.