Chronic wasting disease has been detected in deer and elk in California for the first time, the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife announced. The CDFW confirmed the disease’s presence Monday after officials collected samples from two deer in Madera and Inyo counties, a May 7 news release reads. Because these locations were so far apart, the department believes the disease had already been present and incubating for some time. There is no known link between CWD and human infection, but a... Read this story
