chronic wasting disease

Chronic wasting disease has been found in new places in Utah indicating the disease is spreading in the mule deer population.

The disease was first discovered in Utah in 2002 in a buck deer taken during the rifle hunt near Vernal.

Utah Division of Wildlife Resources officials are warning people to not feed wildlife deer after one was found dead with chronic wasting disease. Officials say introducing foods to deer, elk and moose that aren't in their diets can harm wildlife ...

The Division of Wildlife Resource is warning Utahns across the state to not leave any food out for deer. Officials say corn kernels were discovered in the gut of a deer that recently died from chronic wasting disease in the Moab area. They warn that since food is sparse in the winter months, deer will congregate in areas where they can find something to eat...

A rare black-haired mule deer that became a beloved attraction in Moab died from chronic wasting disease. The Division of Wildlife Resources says "Coal" is now the 15th confirmed case of the neurological disease in the state since July 2019...

A case of the so-called "zombie deer disease" has been reported in several Utah counties, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. " "Zombie deer disease," or Chronic Wasting Disease, is a rare rare progressive neurodegenerative disorder that affects deer, elk, reindeer, sika deer and moose...