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Deer Disease Crisis: Cooperation Plummets, Efforts Stalled

1/2/2025

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The state's culling program struggles as landowner cooperation dwindles, limiting access to just 10% of the targeted area. This restriction hampers efforts to combat disease transmission among deer, leaving many infected pockets untreated and endangering the health of closely related deer populations. The urgency for collaboration has never been greater.

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Story summary

The state's culling program struggles as landowner cooperation dwindles, limiting access to just 10% of the targeted area. This restriction hampers efforts to combat disease transmission among deer, leaving many infected pockets untreated and endangering the health of closely related deer populations. The urgency for collaboration has never been greater.