There is a risk of chronic wasting disease, also known as CWD, jumping from animals like deer over to humans, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Minnesota. The report, ...

Conservation officer near Grand Marais reports two stunning deer stories in a week By CHRIS NISKANEN, St. Paul Pioneer Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – On the outdoors beat, I hear a lot of ...

Two different groups of macaques have been spotted in Japan mounting sika deer. The behavior could be part of a shared ...

Experts have been warning for years that the nearly 100 percent fatal chronic wasting disease (CWD) —which leaves deer confused, drooling, and unafraid of humans — could jump from animals to ...

Being chased by a feral animal is a nightmare for many, but a deer is usually not on the list! In a viral video, a Twitch streamer was seen escaping from a herd of deers at Nara Park in Japan and ende ...

A new report, funded by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, revealed that "zombie deer disease" could soon spill over to humans. According to the alert, the deadly illness, also known ...

jumping from deer to other species, like farm animals or people. The disease is fatal to deer and other cervids, like elk, and has no vaccine or treatment. Project co-director Cory Anderson with ...

Still, some research suggests that CWD could evolve to infect new species or jump to people through other animals. If the disease were to make a leap from deer to swine, for example, it might then ...