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ACS, San Antonio fire team up to free deer stuck in steel fence
Read full article: ACS, San Antonio fire team up to free deer stuck in steel fenceAnimal Care Services and the San Antonio Fire Department joined forces to save a deer trapped in a steel fence after a family reported the incident to 311.
Oh, deer: White-tailed deer are testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Should we be worried?
Read full article: Oh, deer: White-tailed deer are testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies. Should we be worried?The U.S. Department of Agriculture tested wild deer from January to March of this year and found 40% of the tested deer had SARS-CoV-2 antibodies.
Wildlife officials issue emergency order following positive CWD tests at deer breeding sites
Read full article: Wildlife officials issue emergency order following positive CWD tests at deer breeding sitesEditorās note: We have been told by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department that CWD is not commonly referred to as āZombie Deer Diseaseā despite multiple reports from other outlets. We have reached out to the CDC for further information as well and will update this story with further details.
Texas Game Wardens tipped off to illegal whitetail deer kill in Angelina County through social media
Read full article: Texas Game Wardens tipped off to illegal whitetail deer kill in Angelina County through social mediaANGELINA COUNTY, Texas ā Texas Game Wardens were tipped off to an illegal killing of a whitetail deer over social media after an Angelina County teenager bragged about the dead buck online, the department said in a statement to KSAT. According to officials, an Angelina County game warden received a report about a large buck killed in southern Angelina County known to frequent a hayfield at night near a county road. pic.twitter.com/z4iI7CMIWh ā Texas Game Warden (@TexasGameWarden) October 24, 2020The department said the game warden patrolled the area and found marks on the ground where the buck was dragged from the hayfield to the road. Another game warden, also an avid bow hunter, was called in for a second opinion to help determine the means by which the deer was killed, officials said. According to Texas' hunting regulations, Angelina County is one of 252 counties in the state with an āarchery-onlyā season for hunting whitetail deer.
Wildlife officials: Deer tests positive for āzombie deerā disease, Northwest of SA
Read full article: Wildlife officials: Deer tests positive for āzombie deerā disease, Northwest of SAAUSTIN ā A five-and-a-half-year-old, white-tailed deer has tested positive for āzombie deerā disease, or Chronic Wasting Disease, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife officials. Officials say the deer is being held at a deer breeding facility in Kimble County, just Northwest of San Antonio, and is the first positive case of the disease that has been detected since 2011. The disease is described by Texas wildlife officials as a āprogressive, fatal neurological diseaseā that affects the animalās brain; however, the deer can have the disease for years without it being detected, per TPW staff. Symptoms of the āzombie deerā disease include listlessness, lowering of the head, weight loss, repetitive walking in set patterns and a lack of responsiveness, according to officials. 488-pound feral hog killed in Texas by wildlife removal expertsDeer are still being held at the Kimble County breeding facility and more investigations into the disease will be conducted, according to wildlife officials.