Deer from outside Georgia stopped at border says task force
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Posted 8:37AM on Sunday, June 30, 2002
COLUMBUS - A statewide task force formed to protect Georgia's deer population is recommending that the state close its borders to bringing in deer from other regions. <br>
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The move follows an outbreak of chronic wasting disease in Wisconsin, a disease with symptoms similar to mad cow disease, and include loss of motor functions. <br>
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Georgia has never had a case and wants to keep it that way. <br>
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In an effort to control the disease, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has ordered special permit hunts in hopes of killing the estimated 15,000 deer in a 289-mile eradication zone.
