The Ontario government is asking hunters to submit samples from harvested white-tailed deer to the Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance program. This surveillance is intended to support the province’s efforts to prevent the spread of CWD through ongoing monitoring and early detection.

CWD is a fatal, untreatable brain disease affecting members of the deer family, including white-tailed deer, elk, moose and caribou. CWD has not been found in Ontario wildlife but has been detected in all five U.S. states bordering Ontario, as well as British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Québec.

This year, the ministry will be conducting its annual surveillance in two target regions throughout the hunting season:

Central Ontario (Sharbot Lake to Midland) in Wildlife Management Uni

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