U.P. Focus: DNR launches 'Keep the U.P. CWD Free!' campaign in the Upper Peninsula (Michigan ...

(Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources) Contact:Terry Minzey , 906-485-1031, ext. 311 or John Pepin , 906-228-6561 Agency: Natural Resources Nov. 10, 2015 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has launched a public information and education campaign to try to keep chronic wasting disease from reaching the Upper Peninsula. Discovered earlier this year in free-ranging deer in the Lower Peninsula, CWD affects the central nervous system and is fatal to white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose. There is no known treatment. DNR officials are concerned CWD could be brought into the U.P. by those hunting in other states. From billboards and bumper stickers to an informational...