We usually call deer any member of the Cervidae family, of which there are more than 43 species. Reindeer are one of the species of deer, which in turn has 10 subspecies of its own. We can then ...

A bill amendment aims to make an exception to a current law that prevents the importation of cervidae into Minnesota from a state with a positive CWD test in the past five years.

Reindeer, or caribou, are members of the deer family Cervidae. Deer, elk, moose, and wapiti are also members of this family. The distinction between reindeer and caribou depends on where they live.

The disease is a threat to deer, elk and other members of the Cervidae family. It’s classified as a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) and is similar to scrapie in sheep, mad cow ...