Is CWD in British Columbia?
All CWD infections in game-farmed elk and wild deer in Canada appear to be linked directly or indirectly to contact with infected cervids from affected areas in the USA. British Columbia has never permitted the farming of native species of deer or elk, and BC does not permit the import of any native cervid species into the province. In addition, there are significant geographical and spatial barriers to animal movement between areas where deer or elk are infected with this disease and our borders. At this time, Chronic Wasting Disease is not known to occur in British Columbia and eastern Alberta is the closest location for infected wild cervids in neighbouring jurisdictions.
