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    Chronic Wasting Disease Positive Detections - 2024-2025 - CDFW [ds3183]

    Metadata Updated: December 23, 2025

    The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) has detected Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) within the state and is working diligently to monitor and manage the presence of the disease within the state’s wildlife populations. Surveillance methods include targeted testing of harvested animals, monitoring of roadkill, and mandatory reporting of sick or unusual-looking animals. Updates will be uploaded as soon as they are available. This data is associated with the following layers: Chronic Wasting Disease Sampling Stations - 2025 - CDFW [ds3154] (https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?al=3154), Participating Meat Processors and Taxidermists - 2025 - CDFW [ds3155] (https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?al=3155), Chronic Wasting Disease Sampling Stations - 2023-2024 - CDFW [ds3182] (https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?al=3182), Participating Meat Processors and Taxidermists - 2023-2024 - CDFW [ds3188] (https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?al=3188), Approved Deer Carcass Disposal Sites - CDFW [ds3156] (https://apps.wildlife.ca.gov/bios6/?al=3156). These layers include CWD Testing Sites, Participating Meat Processors and Taxidermists (MPT), Carcass Disposal Sites, and comprehensive data on CWD surveillance spanning from 1999 to 2025. This compilation of layers provides a comprehensive view of CWD-related activities, facilitating informed decision-making and strategic planning for wildlife management and disease prevention efforts. For more information please visit: https://wildlife.ca.gov/CWD.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date December 23, 2025

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from State of California

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date July 23, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date December 23, 2025
    Publisher California Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Maintainer
    Identifier f78530b4-d82b-4e52-8e7a-764bd980a06e
    Data First Published 2024-06-13T17:47:16.000Z
    Data Last Modified 2025-12-16T22:30:15.561Z
    Category Natural Resources
    Public Access Level public
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Harvest Object Id 60b3efc6-003e-40af-a134-1c53186965ec
    Harvest Source Id 3ba8a0c1-5dc2-4897-940f-81922d3cf8bc
    Harvest Source Title State of California
    License http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 371ca06938d7f318385f7e1a45c1a7b7bdc0518d94efcaf36ebeb748d10ff62e
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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