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Conservation, CWD, and Hunter Recruitment on the Family Farm With Doug Duren

May 18, 2022 NDA Staff

Doug Duren is one of the most dedicated conservationists of our time. He’s an Aldo Leopold fan, and his passion for conservation led him to coining the catchy phrase, “It’s not ours, it’s just our…

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Action Alert: Funding for CWD Research and Management Needs Senate Support

May 16, 2022 Torin Miller

The Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act (S. 4111), introduced by Senators John Hoeven (R-ND), Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and a number of bipartisan cosponsors, was recently introduced in the United States Senate. The Act…

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CWD Roundup – May 2022

May 2, 2022 Torin Miller

CWD Roundup is the National Deer Association’s (NDA) bi-monthly update on all things chronic wasting disease (CWD). We’ll provide the latest updates on CWD spread, research and policy from across North America. Updates are provided…

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NDA Celebrates Senate Introduction of the CWD Research & Management Act

Apr 28, 2022 NDA Staff

The National Deer Association (NDA) applauds Thursday’s introduction of the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act in the United States Senate. The bill’s introduction serves as a companion to the House of Representatives version,…

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9 CWD Commenters We Can Ignore

Apr 6, 2022 Lindsay Thomas Jr.

Despite the continual advancement of internet technology, we’ve failed to improve one particular area of websites and social media. Like a forest full of noxious invasive plants, “comments” remain a polluted ecosystem overrun by trolls,…

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Can Science Breed CWD Out of Deer? Not Likely

Mar 22, 2022 Patrick Durkin

Pennsylvania’s state veterinarian thinks the best hope for controlling chronic wasting disease is to identify and selectively breed deer least susceptible to the fatal illness and slowly change the species’ gene pool until all herds…

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Understanding State Agency Efforts to Control the Spread of CWD

Mar 9, 2022 Miranda Huang, Steve Demarais, and Bronson Strickland

One thing 2020 has taught us is that new diseases can change everything. The COVID-19 virus started in wildlife, spread to humans in every corner of the world, caused a massive health crisis, and impacted…

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Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act Passed by House of Representatives

Dec 9, 2021 NDA Staff

The National Deer Association (NDA) applauds yesterday’s passage of the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act in the House of Representatives. The NDA is proud to endorse the legislation, joining a strong group of…

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NDA’s onX Hunt CWD Layer Now Provides Testing Sites, More Resources

Nov 1, 2021 NDA Staff

Newly expanded information in the onX Hunt App CWD map layer will make it even easier for deer and elk hunters to help fight chronic wasting disease (CWD) by providing CWD distribution, management zones, testing…

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Shaken, Not Stirred: Science Gets Closer to CWD Field Testing

Jun 1, 2021 Matt Ross

I’m not a huge 007 fan. However, like the heart of every Bond heroine, I downright “stole” the title for this post from my colleague and NDA’s Deer Outreach Specialist, Cheyne Matzenbacher. Why would I do…

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