Monthly Archives: November 2013

Illinois finds success controlling chronic wasting disease

Sharpshooters help keep deer disease in check By Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel Nov. 6, 2013   Efforts in Illinois to control the prevalence of chronic wasting disease in wild deer have succeeded while rates of the disease … Continue reading

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Asian carp DNA found in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan waters for first time

By Dan Egan of the Journal Sentinel Nov. 5, 2013  For the first time, Asian carp DNA has turned up in Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan waters, the state Department of Natural Resources reported Tuesday. The single positive water sample for the … Continue reading

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