Fierkej
04-15-2002, 08:13 AM
Hi,
Here is an excerpt from the press release "NRC Reviews Game Issues", regarding Michigan's CWD prevention plan:
"Department of Natural Resources Veterinarian Steve Schmitt presented to the Commissioners an update on Chronic Wasting Disease, a deadly illness affecting deer and elk that was recently discovered in Wisconsin. Schmitt noted that Michigan must design wildlife regulations to keep the disease out of the state, but that Commissioners should also make plans to deal with the disease if it is ever discovered here. His recommendations included a proposed surveillance plan targeting 35 counties each year for the next three years, testing 50 elk and 1,950 deer annually. The surveillance plan further includes monitoring all hunter- harvested elk. Ultimately, DNR biologists anticipate examining 6,000 deer and elk during the three-year plan."
Jean
Here is an excerpt from the press release "NRC Reviews Game Issues", regarding Michigan's CWD prevention plan:
"Department of Natural Resources Veterinarian Steve Schmitt presented to the Commissioners an update on Chronic Wasting Disease, a deadly illness affecting deer and elk that was recently discovered in Wisconsin. Schmitt noted that Michigan must design wildlife regulations to keep the disease out of the state, but that Commissioners should also make plans to deal with the disease if it is ever discovered here. His recommendations included a proposed surveillance plan targeting 35 counties each year for the next three years, testing 50 elk and 1,950 deer annually. The surveillance plan further includes monitoring all hunter- harvested elk. Ultimately, DNR biologists anticipate examining 6,000 deer and elk during the three-year plan."
Jean