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New York's first case of of chronic wasting disease in 21 years detected in Livingston Co.
13WHAM-TV • • health
Key Points:
- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has opened a deer check station after detecting chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a wild deer in Livingston County.
- CWD, a fatal disease affecting deer, elk, and moose, had not been found in wild deer in New York since 2005 and poses a serious threat to wild populations.
- Hunters who harvest deer in the towns of Conesus, Groveland, North Dansville, Sparta, Springwater, and West Sparta must submit tissue samples for CWD testing.
- The check station is located at the Livingston County Office of Emergency Management in Groveland and operates from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. until November 20, then from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. starting November 21.
