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Can Large Carnivores Control CWD?
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Can Large Carnivores Control CWD?

Jim Heffelfinger
No one needs an introduction to chronic wasting disease (CWD) at this point, or the recounting of its history and incurable nature. It is now found in 37 states and its footprint in some locations is growing. The disease is not caused by a bacteria or virus, but by a prion (“PREE-on”), a type of...

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