Chronic wasting disease has been detected in white-tailed deer in Peoria, Putnam, Marshall and Adams Counties in Illinois, ...

A white-tailed deer browses Amur honeysuckle, an invasive shrub within the height deer can reach. Photo Credit: Elea Cooper.

CWD is a neurological disease that is fatal to white tailed deer and other similar species like mule deer, elk and moose.

Dozens of white-tailed deer taken during the 2024-25 hunting season tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease, sometimes called “Zombie deer disease.” The 24 deer were detected by hunters in ...

As soon as I recently packed up the trail cameras, the reality that the white-tailed deer hunting season was finally done hit ...

CWD is a neurodegenerative disease of white-tailed deer and other members of the Cervidae family. It is caused by a prion, an infectious, misfolded protein particle, and is 100% fatal in affected ...