DNR seeks public help to slow spread of CWD: Wisconsin
8/16/2021- 11:31 a.m.
Wisconsin – CWD is a disease found in Wisconsin’s white-tailed deer population that affects the animals’ brains. It can cause deer to act strangely, stumble and lose a lot of weight.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is seeking public help to monitor and slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in local deer populations.
“Anything that we can do now is really important to do now and get started now, and these are some of those important things, like adopting a kiosk or a dumpster,” says Amanda Kamps, a DNR Wildlife Health Conservation Specialist.
It’s especially a problem because it’s always fatal, which could take a toll on the health of a deer population.
Then they can dispose of deer carcasses in the dumpsters, instead of letting them decompose in the wild, which is one way CWD spreads.
Wisconsinites to step up by adopting a self-service kiosk or deer carcass disposal dumpster.
