SPOKANE, Wash. — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is sounding the alarm about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) and has implemented a new law prohibiting the feeding of wild deer, elk ...

Penn State researchers found some white-tailed deer tested positive for the virus that can lead to COVID-19, and they believe the deer are contracting it from humans.

There have been no confirmed cases of chronic wasting disease in the Lehigh Valley proper, but a deer management area covers ...

Visitors to Phoenix Park in Dublin are being urged to stop feeding the wild deer in a new initiative aimed at protecting the animals.

Feed the deer, face a fine. The Cape Girardeau City Council gave final approval to an ordinance Monday night that bans feeding whitetail deer within the city limits, but one member called it but a ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the first 2025 cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in deer across several counties.

In a new study exploring the risk chronic wasting disease poses to people, brain organoids — like those shown — were exposed to high doses of prions from white-tailed deer, mule deer and elk.

Effective September 1, it will be illegal to feed deer statewide in Virginia. The annual prohibition runs through the first Saturday in January. In addition, it is now illegal to ...

While some deer species, like red deer, are known for loud vocalizations during the rut, white-tailed deer are less vocal, and the term more broadly refers to the period of heightened mating activity.

Deer feeding has been blamed for the rapid spread of other diseases as well, including demodectic mange -- in which mites cause deer to lose their protective winter coats -- and bovine tuberculosis.