Minnesota Expands Deer Feeding Ban to 5 Counties After CWD Case Near Stillwater
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Updated · FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · Aug 4
Minnesota Expands Deer Feeding Ban to 5 Counties After CWD Case Near Stillwater
3 articles · Updated · FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul · Aug 4
Summary
Five counties were added Tuesday to Minnesota’s deer feeding and attractant ban after a wild deer near Stillwater tested positive for chronic wasting disease.
The female deer, reported by a landowner as thin and unusually unafraid of people, died July 16 and was later confirmed infected by the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
The Minnesota DNR said the detection triggered its CWD response plan because the case emerged in a deer permit area about 30 miles from the nearest known cases in Minnesota and western Wisconsin.
DNR wildlife health officials said the case underscores the need for residents to report sick deer quickly, calling public participation essential to protecting the state’s deer herd.
With CWD suddenly jumping 30 miles to a new county, what hidden pathways are accelerating this fatal wildlife disease across state lines?
As chronic wasting disease infiltrates over two-thirds of U.S. states, are current rotational surveillance strategies truly enough to prevent an ecological disaster?
Could the expanded deer feeding ban inadvertently force hungry wildlife closer to residential areas and human food sources?