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Wisconsin study shows CWD greatly reduces annual survival rates in deer, suppresses population growth

The purpose of this study was to determine how CWD impacts deer populations. As part of the seven-year project, researchers put radio collars on 766 adult deer and 323 fawns to study their movements. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin DNR)

Results from the Wisconsin DNR’s largest deer and chronic wasting disease (CWD) study ever undertaken show that the disease substantially reduces deer survival rates, and suppresses deer population growth.
Dr. Dan Storm, DNR ungulate research scientist, reported the results of the seven-year study in southwest Wisconsin to the Natural Resources Board Jan. 22.
“People should expect to see fewer deer in areas of high CWD prevalence,” Storm said. “Deer are not going to go extinct, but there will be fewer of them.”

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