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Urban deer a target as B.C. government, cities try to curb wasting disease

  • The B.C. Government plans to cull up to 100 urban deer in Cranbrook and Kimberley to test for Chronic Wasting Disease from February 18-25, 2025.
  • Five cases of CWD have been identified in southeast B.C., primarily around Cranbrook, since early last year, indicating a growing concern for the disease.
  • Randene Neill, Minister for Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, stated that controlling urban deer populations will help in testing for CWD and protecting wild deer.
  • The removal of deer will be conducted humanely by professionals, and future management will rely on testing results and local Indigenous knowledge.
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Slaughtering deer in urban areas to stop MDC

In British Columbia, the slaughter of 200 deer will begin from next week to curb the spread of chronic debilitating disease.

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Urban deer a target as B.C. government, cities try to curb wasting disease

CRANBROOK, B.C. — The B.C. government along with the southeastern cities of Cranbrook and Kimberley say they'll try to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease with a targeted removal and testing of urban deer.

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200 urban deer to be killed in B.C. cities in effort to stop spread of chronic wasting disease

The cull will be focused on Cranbrook and Kimberley, where a total of five cases of the disease have been found.

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B.C. collecting chronic wasting disease samples with deer cull in Cranbrook, Kimberley

Province to test urban deer samples in Cranbrook, Kimberley for Chronic Wasting Disease

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Rossland News broke the news in on Friday, February 14, 2025.
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