Texas CWD Sampling Effort Leads to Proposed Containment Zone Expansion
by TBC Press on 04/08/19
Texas remains vigilant in monitoring and testing for chronic wasting disease, with no reported spread beyond existing containment zones over the last 12 months. However, the discovery of CWD in a free-ranging whitetail near the perimeter of the disease containment zone in south central Texas has led to a recommended expansion of that zone. The TPWD surpassed its statewide goal of 6,735 CWD samples, collecting 10,421 between March 1, 2018 and Feb. 28, 2019. TPWD wildlife staff collected CWD samples from... READ MORE
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