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[–]Vigte[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I first heard about this here (Hotlinking of vid not allowed, gonna have to head over to youtube - don't worry I timestamped it).

It's a chronic wasting illness, induced by a specific protein that eats the brain of deer, elk and moose, currently passing around the US and Canada.

If it sounds familiar, that's because it's basically the same thing as BSE/"Mad Cow Disease" which causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.

Some states have banned sale/transit of certain animal parts - and it appears uncertain whether or not this variation can affect humans.

The disease causes them to become lazy and wither away and die - but it also inhibits their fear of humans - basically, if they come up to you, don't touch them.

[–]FatMaintainer 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

We have someone shooting wild donkeys around Las Vegas. I don’t think I’ve seen a deer.

[–]Vigte[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Nevada is still trying to keep them out, the spread is in Utah, Wyoming, Kansas and Colorado.

Not sure if it is affecting other animals - could just be routine culling that you saw.