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CBC
CBC
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Chronic wasting disease ravaging deer population near South Saskatchewan River
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CWD was first recorded in Saskatchewan in 1996 on a game farm, but has since moved into the wild deer, elk and moose populations, with wildfire-like infection rates in some areas. Up to 70 per cent of male deer are infected with the fatal disease, says a wildlife health specialist.
Chronic wasting disease
