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CDFW tells San Benito commissioners: no chronic wasting disease detected; expanded surveillance, mountain‑lion and bobcat work planned
Summary
California Department of Fish and Wildlife staff briefed the San Benito County Fish and Game Advisory Commission on expanded deer and elk monitoring, near‑term mountain lion capture efforts, a planned bobcat study and increased disease surveillance; staff reported no detected chronic wasting disease in the district to date.
California Department of Fish and Wildlife district staff told the San Benito County Fish and Game Advisory Commission on Dec. 15 that the agency has stepped up sampling and monitoring of deer, elk and large carnivores across the county and has not detected chronic wasting disease (CWD) locally so far.
"There's no chronic wasting disease in this district at this point in time," said Zach Mills, the district wildlife biologist, saying the nearest confirmed positives were in Madera County and on the eastern Sierra. Mills told commissioners the agency expects nearly 100 CWD samples this year from the county through participation in private land management programs and statewide surveillance efforts.
The briefing summarized three linked monitoring efforts. For deer,…
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