Researchers have been hard at work trying to understand CWD transmission and prevention. Here’s what hunters need to know about CWD in 2025.
In the lineup of wildlife diseases across the country, few are more studied and yet still more mysterious than chronic wasting disease. The prion disease, first identified in a Colorado research facility in the 1970s, has been making headlines for decades. Every year brings developments and setbacks, studies showing promise and others pointing to disaster, leaving wildlife managers trying (or trying not) to implement the latest method of control. From quicker testing, diseased soil research, genetic resistance, and a barrier to human contraction, there’s been a lot of new developments. So we asked experts to break down the most recent newsworthy breakthroughs and ideas related to the disease.
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