Below is a news release from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) encourages all deer and elk hunters to attend an upcoming workshop about chronic wasting disease (CWD), a fatal wildlife disease that affects the nervous system of cervid animals.
Nine workshops will be conducted at department headquarters and regional offices. All workshops will include a brief PowerPoint presentation, followed by an outdoor demonstration on how to collect and submit the required lymph nodes and/or obex for testing. There also will be opportunities to speak with wildlife health personnel.
Hunters can register by sending an email to [email protected] and include name, phone number, email address for each registrant, and preferred workshop date and location. Or register here.
The workshops:
- 6 p.m. Aug. 5: 555 N. Greasewood Road, Tucson
- 10 a.m. Aug. 9: 5325 N. Stockton Hill Road, Kingman
- 6 p.m. Aug. 12: 5000 W. Carefree Highway, Phoenix
- 10 a.m. Aug. 16: 9140 E. 28th St., Yuma
- 10 a.m. Aug. 23: 7200 E. University Drive, Mesa
- 10 a.m. Aug. 30: 2878 E. White Mountain Blvd., Pinetop
- 6 p.m. Sept. 2: 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff
- 10 a.m. Sept. 6: 555 N. Greasewood Road, Tucson
- 10 a.m. Sept. 20: 3500 S. Lake Mary Road, Flagstaff
AZGFD has been testing for the disease in Arizona since 1998 and tested over 30,000 samples. While CWD has been found in the neighboring states of California, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado, the disease has not been detected in Arizona. CWD has not been documented to cause disease in people.
(Photo credit: Arizona Game & Fish Department)