FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:?July 15, 2024
Contact: Jess Carstens, Area Wildlife Supervisor
[email protected] or 715-577-8829

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DNR To Host CWD Public Meeting In Pierce County

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MADISON, Wis. ? The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will host a public meeting with the Pierce County Deer Advisory Council to provide information on chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin, local testing efforts and disease surveillance options being considered. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2024, in Spring Valley.

In April, the DNR confirmed the?first positive test result for CWD?in a wild deer in Pierce County. The deer was located in the town of Spring Lake and is within 10 miles of the Dunn and St. Croix county borders.

CWD is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk and reindeer/caribou. It belongs to the family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion diseases. The DNR began monitoring the state's wild white-tailed deer population for CWD in 1999. The first positive test results were found in 2002.

To learn more about CWD, visit the DNR?s?CWD webpage. You can find more information about the upcoming public meeting on the DNR?s?Meetings and Hearings Calendar.

EVENT DETAILS

What: Public Meeting On CWD In Pierce County And Local CWD Testing Efforts

When: Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m.

Where: Spring Valley Middle/High School - Commons Area
? ? ? ? ? ? ?S1450 CTY RD CC
? ? ? ? ? ? ?Spring Valley, WI 54767