chronic wasting disease

The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes reported that a mule deer shot on the northern portion of the reservation has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

According to FWP biologists, the bull elk in southeast Montana was showing symptoms of the disease in mid-October and appeared very thin and lethargic.

Officials with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks announced that a white-tailed deer killed near Kalispell tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease.

Animal disease scientists are alarmed about the rapid spread of CWD in deer. And the cause may be evolving to become more able to infect humans.