Texas Wildlife - A Closer Look at CWD in Texas Deer - June 2022

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Photo by Joseph Richards

A C L O S E R L O O K AT C W D I N T E XA S D E E R

Scientists believe chronic wasting disease is likely spread between animals through direct contact with things like saliva, blood, urine or feces or indirectly through environmental contamination of soil, food or water. The disease was first found in Texas a decade ago.

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