CWD Informational Links

Wildlife Biologists and Game Wardens:

Ashland – (207) 435-3231
Bangor – (207) 941-4466
Enfield – (207) 732-4132
Gray – (207) 657-2345
Greenville – (207) 695-3756
Jonesboro – (207) 434-5927
Sidney – (207) 547-5318
Strong – (207) 778-3324

For More Information:

The following links are good sources of information about Chronic Wasting Disease:

www.mefishwildlife.com

www.cwd-info.org

www.cdc.gov

www.aphis.usda.gov/oa/cwd

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/cwd/cwd.html

www.SCWDS.org

Embargo Press Release

CWD Embargo Emergency Rule

If you have questions about CWD prevention efforts in Maine, the following contacts are suggested:

Hunting, monitoring of wild deer:

Information Center, Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife

284 State Street, 41 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333-0041

(207) 287-8000 webmaster_ifw@maine.gov

Regulation of Captive/Farmed Deer or Elk:

Dr. Don Hoenig, DVM, Dept. of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Resources

Deering Bldg, AMHI Complex, SHS #28, Augusta, ME 04333-0028

(207) 287-3701 Donald.E.Hoenig@maine.gov

Questions about CJD, variant CJD, or other Human TSEs:

Maine Dept. of Human Services, Bureau of Health,

SHS #11, Augusta, ME 04333-0011

(207) 287-7087

ACTIONS BY OTHER STATES IN THE REGION

New York: 90-day moratorium on all imports

Vermont: One-year ban on all imports

Rhode Island: Ban from affected states only, discussions with wildlife agency ongoing

New Hampshire: 180-day moratorium on all imports

Massachusetts: ban on all imports just enacted

Connecticut: ban on all imports just enacted

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