CWD Up in SD

[Ben Sobieck]

Source: Argus Leader

The Game, Fish and Parks Department has found a slight increase in the number of big game to test positive for chronic wasting disease.

The department's biologists tested 2,052 elk, white-tailed deer and mule deer from July 1 to Jan. 20; 27 specimens came back positive. Last year, a total of 2,558 tests on deer and elk revealed 19 positive results.

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