Virtual CWD Response Plan Review Committee Meeting Jan. 12
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will host the Chronic Wasting Disease Response Plan Review Committee meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The committee is comprised of a group of stakeholders representing conservation, business and hunting organizations and tribal governments. During its meetings, the committee will develop input on the plan’s implementation and actions to consider as it completes this second five-year review.
Chronic wasting disease is a fatal, infectious nervous system disease of deer, moose, elk and reindeer/caribou. The Wisconsin DNR began monitoring the state’s wild white-tailed deer population for CWD in 1999. The first positives were found in 2002.
More information on CWD is available on the DNR’s CWD webpage.
Additional information on the DNR’s CWD Response Plan is available on the DNR’s website.
MEETING DETAILS
WHAT: CWD Response Plan Review Committee Meeting
WHEN: 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Jan. 12, 2022
WHERE: The public is invited to watch live on the DNR’s YouTube channel here.
There is no registration required to attend, and a recording of the meeting will be posted to the DNR website.
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
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