Former two-term Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka is continuing his fight to make the B.C. government wake up to the threat of Chronic Wasting Disease…
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BCWF urges funding for CWD fight
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is urging the provincial government to increase funding for surveillance and testing after a third case of Chronic Wasting Disease was…
New case of CWD confirmed near Cranbrook
The provincial government has confirmed an additional case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) found in a white-tailed deer near Cranbrook. Chronic wasting disease is an…
Chronic Wasting Disease info session August 28
An open house and information session is scheduled in Cranbrook August 28 at the Heritage Inn from 7 – 9 p.m. to help answer any…
Hunting regs updated to fight chronic wasting disease
The B.C. government has announced it is taking further steps to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer populations and to protect…
25 regional deer to be harvested for CWD testing
Chronic wasting disease poster from BC Centre for Disease Control The B.C. government today announced it is going to conduct a limited deer harvest in…
The growing threat of Chronic Wasting Disease
Chronic wasting disease poster from BC Centre for Disease Control BC United Leader Kevin Falcon and Kootenay East MLA Tom Shypitka this morning (March 1)…
Chronic Wasting Disease discovery a great fear realized
The B.C. Wildlife Branch reports that cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) have been confirmed in two deer in the Kootenay region, south of Cranbrook….
Chronic Wasting Disease info session Feb. 28
As you may have heard, there are two confirmed cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) detected in deer in Region 4 East Kootenay. Backcountry Hunters…
New rules for local area affected by chronic wasting disease
The B.C. government has implemented mandatory chronic-wasting disease testing, as well as restrictions on the transport and disposal of any road-killed cervids (deer, moose, elk,…