Anger at the government s insistence on pushing ahead with the games remains intense, but Japan s ramped-up vaccination campaign may be helping to ease some safety fears.
Emergency action will provide time to understand connections between known CWD-positive farms and prevent additional transfer from potentially exposed farms.
Minnesota DNR Places Temporary Ban on Movement of Farmed Deer
The Minnesota DNR has issued an emergency rule temporarily prohibiting the movement of all farmed white-tailed deer within the state, in an effort to reduce further spread of chronic wasting disease and protect Minnesota s wild deer. The rule takes effect starting June 1st and ends on Saturday, July 31.
According to a press release from the Minnesota DNR, the action is in response to developments following the discovery of CWD in white-tailed deer at a farm in Beltrami County in northern Minnesota. The rule has an exception for deer being transported for slaughter.