New Tools to Fight CWD

Wildlife managers in Wyoming are moving forward to combat chronic wasting disease in deer, elk and moose herds, after the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved a new statewide management plan. State Game and Fish Department director Brian Nesvik says managers can pick and choose from new tools in their toolkits, because herds in different areas face unique challenges. Some areas might see expanded hunting harvests, for example, to cull infected animals.
“This plan was intended to provide a list of different options that wildlife managers out on the ground could use to apply to management to meet objectives in those herds scattered all around the state,” Nesvik said.
 
In some areas, controversial winter feed lots, viewed as hot spots for the infectious disease, could be limited. The Wyoming Chronic Wasting Disease Management Plan is the result of a year-long process led by Game and Fish and a diverse working group of more than 30 stakeholders including scientists, private land owners, ranchers and hunters.
 
 
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