Public Meetings on Chronic Wasting Disease Available Online

By Justin Stakes

Little Rock, AR -(AmmoLand.com)- Tune in to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s YouTube channel to catch a broadcast of public meetings held in north Arkansas concerning the discovery of chronic wasting disease in the area.

The first two meetings, held in Jasper and Marshall, were streamed live on YouTube, and recordings of those meetings are still available. The third will be held at 6 p.m., March 3, in Harrison at the North Arkansas College Durand Center, Room B, at 303 North Main Street.

AGFC staff will present a brief background of CWD, the current case of the disease in Arkansas and the plan to increase testing in the impacted area to determine a future course of action. A panel of biologists also will be available to answer any questions or concerns by people present at the meetings.

“We want to make sure people understand that we take this issue seriously and that we value their support in this effort,” said Brad Carner, chief of wildlife management for the AGFC. “Much of the area where we will be sampling is private land, and …Read the Rest

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