Ontario is calling on hunters and farmers to take part in monitoring for chronic wasting disease in deer, Farms.com reports. The request focuses on Eastern Ontario, where hunters are being asked to help track the disease, according to the Kingston Daily.
Under the effort, hunters are being encouraged to submit deer samples for chronic wasting disease surveillance, the Sydenham Current reports. The three outlets frame the request as a shared ask directed at both hunters and agricultural producers.
Chronic wasting disease is the condition at the center of the monitoring work. The reporting does not specify which agency is leading the program, how samples should be submitted, or what deadlines apply.
The push for samples points to an ongoing surveillance effort rather than a confirmed new outbreak. The available reporting does not state whether the disease has been detected in the region or what prompted the request at this time.
Farmers are included alongside hunters in the appeal, though the reporting does not detail what role they are expected to play or how their participation connects to the sampling work.
What to watch next: whether Ontario releases further guidance on how hunters and farmers can submit samples, and whether any test results from the surveillance effort are made public.
