Wildlife officials hopeful about decline of chronic wasting disease in Libby
Libby area game warden Tamie Laverdure-Fitchett pulls out two white-tailed deer heads she collected to be tested for Chronic Wasting Disease in Libby. (Luke Hollister/The Western News FILE)
The prevalence of chronic wasting disease in Libby has continued to decrease since the outbreak was detected in 2019, according to state wildlife officials.
Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is a fatal, neurological illness that occurs in members of the deer family, including animals native to Montana like white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk and moose...
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