A Spreading Hazard for Deer and Elk
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As chronic wasting disease spreads through populations of deer and elk in some states, hunters are finding that their quarry may not be safe to eat.
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CNN reports that some states in the Southeast, concerned over chronic wasting disease, which is to deer what mad cow disease is to cattle, won&#39;t allow reindeer to cross state lines even for Christmas exhibitions.
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The agent that transmits mad cow and related diseases may spread further in the body of an animal suffering from certain illnesses, scientists said on Thursday.
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Wilson normally makes good money in December transporting his reindeer to Christmas events around the Southeast. But this year, states seeking to prevent the spread of chronic wasting disease - the deer-family
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Scientists say a bacterial disease that can affect mammals, including humans, may be behind an increase in sea lions found dead on Oregon beaches recently.
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A federal effort to quickly pinpoint and contain outbreaks of disease among livestock is coming under attack.
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Habitat loss, climate change and infectious diseases are pushing a growing number of species toward extinction, according to a report yesterday by the World Conservation Union.
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Abundant rainfall has increased the population of ticks in Oklahoma this year, meaning more people are likely to catch diseases from the bloodsucking insect.
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By Mark Taylor, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 13--A few months ago a friend who lives in Montana dangled a tempting carrot in front of me.   He invited me to join him in September on a backcountry bow hunt for elk in Western Montana.
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The presence of wolves in and around Yellowstone National Park has led to changes in elk breeding patterns, likely a significant factor in the decline in elk populations, a study published Friday concludes.
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A wave of poaching has alarmed state and federal wildlife officials in several Western states.
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The bald eagle is out of the woods but other birds of prey are in trouble.
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A dangerous germ that has been spreading around the country causes more life-threatening infections than public health authorities had thought and is killing more people in the United States each year than the AIDS virus, federal health officials reported yesterday.
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Watch your step when you pull off the road. That's the warning from state environmental officials to people who want to avoid a burning, blistering itch that could last for months.
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Western states grapple with how to address an increasing threat to livestock from wolves and big cats.
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By JESSE HARLAN ALDERMAN  BOISE, Idaho - A bacterial or fungal infection might have caused as many as 2,500 mallard ducks to die in a bizarre cluster along an Idaho creek bed, a state game official said late Thursday.
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By Jessica L. De Vault, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Feb. 19--A group of Hunting Country residents are exploring a number of  options to assure that their spacious, rural region is left unscathed from  high-density development.