From the daily archives: Tuesday, September 3, 2013

EHD fells deer and elk in numbers of states

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Hundreds dead; news media interest spotty-

Late in many summers Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) or “blue tongue” kills deer and elk across the country. Whitetailed deer are the most commonly affected.  This viral disease is carried by biting midges that emerge in late summer.

Right now there are reports are of an entire herd of […]

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