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Subject:FW: CDFW - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE – INCREASED SURVELLIANCE, COLLABORATION, AND EMERGENCY
REGULATIONS
Date:Wednesday, June 12, 2024 3:05:47 PM
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Subject: CDFW - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE – INCREASED SURVELLIANCE, COLLABORATION, AND
EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
Dear Butte County Board of Supervisors,
Please see the attached information regarding increased surveillance efforts
for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in collaboration with California Native
American Tribes and our State and local government partners. The more
information we can gain in understanding the prevalence and geographic
extent of CWD in California, the better we can develop and implement
management options.
Thank you,
April Dorman
Staff Services Analyst | Timberland Conservation & Fire Resiliency Program
North Central Region | 1701 Nimbus Road, Rancho Cordova
(916) 358-4039 | april.dorman@wildlife.ca.gov
State of California – Natural Resources Agency GAVIN NEWSOM, Governor
DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE CHARLTON H. BONHAM, Director
Director’s Office
P.O. Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
wildlife.ca.gov
Conserving California’s Wildlife Since 1870
May 30, 2024
CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE – INCREASED SURVEILLANCE,
COLLABORATION, AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) received confirmation on May 6
that chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected for the first time in California’s
mule deer. The samples were collected from two deer, one in Madera County near
Yosemite Lakes and the other in Inyo County, near Bishop. The deer in Madera County
was found dead due to unknown causes and the Inyo County deer was found dead af ter
a vehicle collision.
CWD is a fatal neurologic disease in cervid animals such as deer, elk, moose and
reindeer that has been detected in cervids from 34 states, including California, and five
Canadian provinces as well as Scandinavia. It affects the b rain, causing progressive
damage and eventual death. There is no effective treatment or vaccine to combat this
disease.
CDFW has been monitoring California elk and deer populations for CWD through lymph
node sampling and testing since 2000, testing over 6,500 deer and elk, and has been
working to increase surveillance efforts with the voluntary help of hunters, taxidermists
and meat processors since 2018. However, despite our best efforts, the number one
thing we can do now to better understand the geographic extent and prevalence of
CWD in California is to increase our surveillance through additional sample collection
and testing to help limit the spread.
The purpose of this communication is to outline how CDFW is preparing to
increase CWD surveillance and to garner additional cooperation from our State
and Local Government partners.
Counties
At the June 19-20 Fish and Game Commission meeting CDFW will be presenting a
proposal to adopt emergency regulations related to mandatory testing for harvested
deer during the 2024 hunt season. The proposal will potentially focus on deer hunt
zones D7, X9a, X9b, and X9c, which include the following counties: Fresno, Madera,
Mariposa, Tulare, Inyo, and Mono. Information regarding the details of the proposal will
be posted to the Fish and Game Commission webpage closer to the meeting date.
Mandatory testing of harvested deer will provide CDFW with needed samples to help
understand the prevalence and geographic extent of CWD in the immediate areas of
these first detections.
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COLLABORATION, AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
May 30, 2024
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Additionally, CDFW is requesting that counties, particularly in the identified hunt zone
areas, coordinate with local CDFW Regional Offices to develop a notification process in
the event that county animal control services and programs receive or respond to
incidents involving dead or sick deer. These are among the most useful samples for
detecting CWD-positive deer or elk. Sample collection from these animals will help build
a larger sample set and aid in better understanding the prevalence of CWD.
California Department of Transportation
CDFW is requesting that California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Districts,
particularly Districts (6, 9, 10) in the identified hunt zone areas, coordinate with local
CDFW Regional Offices to develop a notification process in the event that Caltrans
employees receive or respond to incidents involving dead or sick deer along the
roadways. Sample collection from these animals will help build a larger sample set and
aid in better understanding the prevalence of CWD.
California Highway Patrol
CDFW is requesting that California Highway Patrol (CHP) Divisions, particularly
Divisions (Inland and Central) in the identified hunt zone areas, coordinate with local
CDFW Regional Offices to develop a notification process in the event that Caltrans
employees receive or respond to incidents involving dead or sick deer along the
roadways. Sample collection from these animals will help build a larger sample set and
aid in better understanding the prevalence of CWD.
With continued cooperation through mandatory, volunteer, and opportunistic sample
collection and testing we can further understand the geographic extent and prevalence
of CWD in California to inform future management. To learn more about how you can
help to protect our native deer and elk herds whether you hunt in or out of California
please visit CDFW’s CWD webpage.
Chad Dibble
Deputy Director
Wildlife and Fisheries Division
EC: Scott Gardner
Wildlife Branch Chief
Scott.Gardner@wildlife.ca.gov
Kevin Thomas
Deputy Director of Regional Operations
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COLLABORATION, AND EMERGENCY REGULATIONS
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Kevin.Thomas@wildlife.ca.gov
Northern Region (Region 1)
Tina Bartlett, Regional Manager
Tina.Bartlett@wildlife.ca.gov
North Central Region (Region 2)
Morgan Kilgour, Regional Manager
Morgan.Kilgour@wildlife.ca.gov
Bay Delta Region (Region 3)
Erin Chappell, Regional Manager
Erin.Chappell@wildlife.ca.gov
Central Region (Region 4)
Julie Vance, Regional Manager
Julie.Vance@wildlife.ca.gov
South Coast Region (Region 5)
Erinn Wilson-Olgin, Regional Manager
Erinn.Wilson-olgin@wildlife.ca.gov
Inland Deserts Region (Region 6)
Heidi Calvert, Regional Manager
Heidi.Calvert@wildlife.ca.gov