A new episode of the Mississippi Outdoors Podcast is now available, featuring Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks deer biologist Kamen Campbell. Campbell discusses a novel method for detecting Chronic Wasting Disease that does not rely on traditional sampling techniques.
Campbell explains how soil collected from deer scrapes can be tested for signs of CWD. He describes how multiple deer use these scrapes and how this method can identify the disease earlier than conventional hunter-harvested samples.
The biologist emphasizes the importance of early detection for managing deer herds and controlling the spread of CWD. The full episode is available on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=x4mrOd1VcLs&feature=youtu.be.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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