In this episode of Outstanding in the Field, we’ll be talking about chronic wasting disease, or CWD, a fatal and contagious wildlife disease that affects animals in the deer family and is of great concern in North America. USGS science is helping wildlife managers across the U.S. address this ominous disease.
Episode 3 - Chronic Wasting Disease
Episode title: Chronic Wasting Disease - Oh, Deer
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Interviewee: Camille Hopkins, Wildlife Disease Coordinator, USGS Ecosystems Mission Area & Bryan Richards, Emerging Disease Coordinator, USGS National Wildlife Health Center
Writer: Marisa Lubeck, USGS Public Affairs Specialist
Narrator: Marisa Lubeck, USGS Public Affairs Specialist
Producer: Marisa Lubeck, USGS Public Affairs Specialist
Music: The Green Hillside by Martin Fitzpatrick (used with permission).
Original artwork: Jeffrey Kemp and image courtesy of U.S. Fish & Wildlife service
More on Chronic Wasting Disease research can be found at these USGS Centers:
- National Wildlife Health Center
- Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
- Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
