Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has established a newChronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone in Hunting District 170, ...

Scientists estimate that when chronic wasting disease prevalence reaches between 7% and 13%, elk populations will decline. Prevalence in western Wyoming elk is thought to be less than 1%.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks creates new CWD Management Zone in Flathead centered on the Flathead County landfill.

The detection of Chronic Wasting Disease is the first in Carbon County and is more than 10 miles from any other confirmed CWD-positive deer, the game commission said.