Who else is grateful for Taylor taking this tough subject on, AND enjoying the cast of loveables from AWM? It is a hard topic, but you presented it with great respect and care to the listeners/watchers. The more we are taught about serious issues, the better we are to help our fellow creatures.
As someone who has experience in the zoo field, Chronic Wasting Disease has caused a lot of problems in keeping Deer in captivity. A lot of states won't let any cervids be imported into their state, and by not having a large network of zoos able to work with certain endangered deer species, some programs have either already failed or are greatly diminished in their scale. It's too bad, because a lot of the Asian deer species are very endangered and need all the help they can get.
Thank you for talking about this and for adding the bit about hunting. I know a lot of ur fans probably don't hunt but hunting deer is a form of conservation where I'm from. Extended deer hunting season and hiring professionals to thin the population to prevent all the really bad things that can come with a tiny town in the midwest being overrun with deer. Like mountain lions showing up near human populations. That was a scary year. I think that poor cougar had to be hunted down because of its risk to the locals. So thanks for not forgetting the rolls hunting plays in all this as well.
When I was younger we had a disease called 'blue tongue' ravage the deer population. They extended deer season in hopes that it would thin the deer population enough to stop the rapid spreading. I believe they also said it was legal to shoot any deer that showed systems of 'blue tongue' it wouldn't count towards the hunters max. It was considered more humane because the deer where literally starving to death. Their tongues would swell becoming blue in color. The deer could not eat or drink and would starve to death. One of my classmates was fishing with his dad when a deer with blue tongue came up and dunked it's whole head in the water, but couldn't drink. The dad had said he wished he had a gun because the deer was suffering so much. They just had to sit in thier boat and watch this poor deer dying. Most hunters said hunting wasn't very enjoyable that year because they hated to see how much the deer were suffering. Many said it was one of the saddest things they had seen in a long time. Hunting helped thin it that blue tongue became less and less common. Now, I never hear about it.
@@jocec820 That is such an interesting story. As well as a great example of how hunting can help both a population and ecosystem when used properly. I also heard stories of years where hunters had to keep and eye out for sick deer that needed to be killed and treated differently for one reason or another. I think everyone including hunters just want a healthy population of animals.
So my phone is telling me there is a reply I cant see so either it's been deleted or my phone is acting up but since I saw it I would like to respond anyways. For the record my tiny town did not like hunt down the cougar. The local DNR would have made that choice because hunting mountain lions is illegal. There was actually one in a family members back yard and they got it on camera and sent it to DNR. The reason why it may have been killed is they r suppose to be very reclusive animals and one entering even a small population center is very unusual. Nothing good can come from a creature that dangerous getting used to being around people. Especially not in a place where that never happens.
This was scary. It reminded me so much of BSE and the following Creutzfeldt Jacob horror in Europe. It was the first time I learned about industrial animal keeping ... These prion diseases are terrible for all animals including us humans. Thank you very much for this necessary information! And the lovely and surprising animal swapping!
For anyone wanting to research up on the topic, the University of Saskatchewan has done a decent amount of studies on the topic. It’s a good start into the subject, at the very least!
This was such a helpful video. I’ve heard about this disease approaching the area of the country where I live, and I’ve wondered why it’s so hard to contain. Thanks to Taylor and Animal Wonders for taking the time to educate about this challenging subject. I look forward learning from you guys every week, and I’m never disappointed.
One of my favorites videos of all time! I loved seeing all of your friends and how frequently they changed. you never skipped a beat. It felt like you did this whole thing in one take.
Thank you for covering this! We all love the animals there and in our own lives but we also have to be equipped with the proper knowledge about what is occurring in nature and how to keep every living being safe!
Taylor You Rock! So do all your little friends that joined you in this video :) I really liked them all but Steve was very impressive singing along with you about this important subject.
This is so sad I have never heard of this disease before thanks so much for educating us about it. I really hope scientists can make a vaccine or find a cure.
Jesse, thank you for doing this video. I will share it with our organizations followers. You guys are really stepping up the quality of your UA-cam presence and I have huge respect for that! This video was excellent and timely. I don't know who your guest presenter is but she did a very good job :)
My Dad and I had to take out four deer in one year because of CWD. We came up with a CWD pack in case it happens to us again. First is a quality rain jacket, then get a pair of professional rubber gloves of the type that one would use to clean a bathroom in bar, duct tape the gloves to the outer sleeve of the rain jacket. Next is thick rubber gloves designed for welding, again duct tape to s leave of jacket.Thick masks and face Shields are a must. Duct tape the zipper all the way to the neck and find a piece of plastic/rubber or something to that effect and rap it around the neck and tape to the collar of the jacket. You need to tape the jacket to the rain pants at the waist and around the ankles. Hopefully to rain boots. Next important thing is if this deer is in water, it needs to be chased out before being put down. Wrap in two layers of plastic sheeting and bury any excess blood deeply and put a large cairn of rocks over over the burial to keep dogs, coyotes, hogs and other critters from digging to it. And the best part is you're going to have to grow away all that gear into a properly labeled biohazard bag. Those four deer came from a sixty acre plot of land we think its cleared, but who knows. Good luck. If it wasn't for my Dad I wouldn't have known anything about this. He taught me so much and I wish he could have taught his great grandson.I miss him every day.
Has reintroduction of predators helped?I mean, in theory, a pack of wolves would naturally go after the sick deer because they are weak, and thus stop the spread early in its tracks. But is there any good data on this?
That is a BIG chinchilla... I love chinchillas! Thank you for talking about this. I live in rural Washington state, and have definitely seen some deer seeming off-kilter as of late.
Thanks for informing me about this, it's always good to know where to be cautious. I wondered why the disease persists in the wild and in my amateur opinion could it be that it isn't really selected against because the infected deer continue to breed for sometimes years? Thanks for teaching us valuable information again
@@alipetuniashow edited: actually, you can't get it from a deer, as far as we know. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease seems related but it doesn't seem to be transmissible the way cwd is.
Fortunately these diseases usually require the ingestion of infected tissues. It's not something that can spread through the air, or even through casual contact or fluid exchanges, so you needn't be afraid.
@@CeeJMantis from the wiki article: >prions can be excreted by deer and elk, and are transmitted by eating grass growing in contaminated soil. >An infected deer's saliva is able to spread the CWD prions.[18] Exposure between animals is associated with sharing food and water sources contaminated with CWD prions shed by diseased deer.[19] Edit: so if an equivalent disease began occurring in humans, the human species would basically be screwed.
Thank you for spreading awareness! We had this show up in our populations near by. Why you cant just feel sorry for a fawn and move it from its spot. Call the professionals. I believe theres also regulations regarding other animals too about moving out of area due to rabies and other like diseases.
Translation: The government doesn't care enough yet to give biologists enough money to perform the extremely simple studies necessary to answer these very simple questions. Enough money to fence off a property and buy a few dozen deer from a deer farm and purposely infect a few and sit back and monitor them. As far as only being able to test postmortem; I'd have to look at the current research as to why anesthesia and a spinal tap aren't possible if it can be detected by testing the spinal fluid of deceased deer...
@@thispandaispurple Hunters are the #1 source of these kinds of problems too. It's not just that they're shooting defenceless animals in a misguided attempt to prove their manliness, but they often travel long-distances for a chance at that trophy, dragging contaminants from one place to another. Plus, animals reared in one part of the world are then released in another so that local hunters will have something to shoot, and they'll bring their diseases along. Just look at the spread pattern of the African swine fever virus in western Europe as an example.
@Peter Mortensen You mean bring back those wolves that were mercilessly exterminated by hunters, yes? And you're still not seeing that hunters ARE the problem?
Who else is grateful for Taylor taking this tough subject on, AND enjoying the cast of loveables from AWM? It is a hard topic, but you presented it with great respect and care to the listeners/watchers. The more we are taught about serious issues, the better we are to help our fellow creatures.
Love that you guys don't shy away from hard subjects. It's a nice balance you keep.
As someone who has experience in the zoo field, Chronic Wasting Disease has caused a lot of problems in keeping Deer in captivity. A lot of states won't let any cervids be imported into their state, and by not having a large network of zoos able to work with certain endangered deer species, some programs have either already failed or are greatly diminished in their scale. It's too bad, because a lot of the Asian deer species are very endangered and need all the help they can get.
Thank you for talking about this and for adding the bit about hunting. I know a lot of ur fans probably don't hunt but hunting deer is a form of conservation where I'm from. Extended deer hunting season and hiring professionals to thin the population to prevent all the really bad things that can come with a tiny town in the midwest being overrun with deer. Like mountain lions showing up near human populations. That was a scary year. I think that poor cougar had to be hunted down because of its risk to the locals. So thanks for not forgetting the rolls hunting plays in all this as well.
When I was younger we had a disease called 'blue tongue' ravage the deer population. They extended deer season in hopes that it would thin the deer population enough to stop the rapid spreading. I believe they also said it was legal to shoot any deer that showed systems of 'blue tongue' it wouldn't count towards the hunters max. It was considered more humane because the deer where literally starving to death. Their tongues would swell becoming blue in color. The deer could not eat or drink and would starve to death. One of my classmates was fishing with his dad when a deer with blue tongue came up and dunked it's whole head in the water, but couldn't drink. The dad had said he wished he had a gun because the deer was suffering so much. They just had to sit in thier boat and watch this poor deer dying. Most hunters said hunting wasn't very enjoyable that year because they hated to see how much the deer were suffering. Many said it was one of the saddest things they had seen in a long time. Hunting helped thin it that blue tongue became less and less common. Now, I never hear about it.
@@jocec820 That is such an interesting story. As well as a great example of how hunting can help both a population and ecosystem when used properly. I also heard stories of years where hunters had to keep and eye out for sick deer that needed to be killed and treated differently for one reason or another. I think everyone including hunters just want a healthy population of animals.
So my phone is telling me there is a reply I cant see so either it's been deleted or my phone is acting up but since I saw it I would like to respond anyways. For the record my tiny town did not like hunt down the cougar. The local DNR would have made that choice because hunting mountain lions is illegal. There was actually one in a family members back yard and they got it on camera and sent it to DNR. The reason why it may have been killed is they r suppose to be very reclusive animals and one entering even a small population center is very unusual. Nothing good can come from a creature that dangerous getting used to being around people. Especially not in a place where that never happens.
This is absolutely critical information for the public. You did an awesome job and I am going to share it.
This was one of the many sicknesses in the wild and one of the tough topics you have the courage to face and share such as death. Thank you for that
The cockatiel doesn’t like communicable diseases either
This was scary. It reminded me so much of BSE and the following Creutzfeldt Jacob horror in Europe. It was the first time I learned about industrial animal keeping ... These prion diseases are terrible for all animals including us humans.
Thank you very much for this necessary information! And the lovely and surprising animal swapping!
Aye. Prions are frightening
For anyone wanting to research up on the topic, the University of Saskatchewan has done a decent amount of studies on the topic. It’s a good start into the subject, at the very least!
This was such a helpful video. I’ve heard about this disease approaching the area of the country where I live, and I’ve wondered why it’s so hard to contain. Thanks to Taylor and Animal Wonders for taking the time to educate about this challenging subject. I look forward learning from you guys every week, and I’m never disappointed.
One of my favorites videos of all time! I loved seeing all of your friends and how frequently they changed. you never skipped a beat. It felt like you did this whole thing in one take.
Steve was really keeping a close eye on that treat Taylor was holding 😂😂😂
Thank you for covering this! We all love the animals there and in our own lives but we also have to be equipped with the proper knowledge about what is occurring in nature and how to keep every living being safe!
Super sad disease but really great you are addressing this. Here’s hoping a cure is found.
Taylor You Rock! So do all your little friends that joined you in this video :) I really liked them all but Steve was very impressive singing along with you about this important subject.
Steve does bring up a few good points.
This is so sad I have never heard of this disease before thanks so much for educating us about it. I really hope scientists can make a vaccine or find a cure.
Great job, Taylor.
Steve had some great commentary ;)
Jesse, thank you for doing this video. I will share it with our organizations followers. You guys are really stepping up the quality of your UA-cam presence and I have huge respect for that! This video was excellent and timely. I don't know who your guest presenter is but she did a very good job :)
I never new about this disease it is so sad hope all the animals are doing great
I have zero doubt the animals of AnimalWonders are fine, they’re great.
Any deer with CWD, though… I’m afraid not.
this is so sad..... but i hope you stay strong
you think this is sad search this up, why you should not feed wild life animal wonders
Steve adding his commentary is cute. I have seen deer with this disease. It’s awful. I pray a cure can be found.
Steve the Cockatiel is such a critic lol
My Dad and I had to take out four deer in one year because of CWD. We came up with a CWD pack in case it happens to us again.
First is a quality rain jacket, then get a pair of professional rubber gloves of the type that one would use to clean a bathroom in bar, duct tape the gloves to the outer sleeve of the rain jacket. Next is thick rubber gloves designed for welding, again duct tape to s leave of jacket.Thick masks and face Shields are a must.
Duct tape the zipper all the way to the neck and find a piece of plastic/rubber or something to that effect and rap it around the neck and tape to the collar of the jacket. You need to tape the jacket to the rain pants at the waist and around the ankles. Hopefully to rain boots.
Next important thing is if this deer is in water, it needs to be chased out before being put down. Wrap in two layers of plastic sheeting and bury any excess blood deeply and put a large cairn of rocks over over the burial to keep dogs, coyotes, hogs and other critters from digging to it. And the best part is you're going to have to grow away all that gear into a properly labeled biohazard bag.
Those four deer came from a sixty acre plot of land we think its cleared, but who knows. Good luck. If it wasn't for my Dad I wouldn't have known anything about this. He taught me so much and I wish he could have taught his great grandson.I miss him every day.
Thanks for creating this video. CWD is scary and not always well understood
Thank you Taylor
Has reintroduction of predators helped?I mean, in theory, a pack of wolves would naturally go after the sick deer because they are weak, and thus stop the spread early in its tracks. But is there any good data on this?
It should be noted for hunters that CWD is not killed by cooking and it only cost's about $10 to test for it.
Love you guys
Prion disesases are some of the most terrifying diseases to me
That is a BIG chinchilla... I love chinchillas! Thank you for talking about this. I live in rural Washington state, and have definitely seen some deer seeming off-kilter as of late.
Thanks for informing me about this, it's always good to know where to be cautious. I wondered why the disease persists in the wild and in my amateur opinion could it be that it isn't really selected against because the infected deer continue to breed for sometimes years? Thanks for teaching us valuable information again
I have seen so many people take home baby deers with out calling a rehab center
Is there a map/web page/app or something that shows active outbreaks in the US?
Sad :( deer are beautiful.
Thank you very much for the information
I'm terrified of this jumping to humans. It's also called zombie deer disease.
Humans can already get it
@@alipetuniashow edited: actually, you can't get it from a deer, as far as we know. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease seems related but it doesn't seem to be transmissible the way cwd is.
Why is it called “ zombie deer disease”?
Fortunately these diseases usually require the ingestion of infected tissues. It's not something that can spread through the air, or even through casual contact or fluid exchanges, so you needn't be afraid.
@@CeeJMantis from the wiki article:
>prions can be excreted by deer and elk, and are transmitted by eating grass growing in contaminated soil.
>An infected deer's saliva is able to spread the CWD prions.[18] Exposure between animals is associated with sharing food and water sources contaminated with CWD prions shed by diseased deer.[19]
Edit: so if an equivalent disease began occurring in humans, the human species would basically be screwed.
Please do an episode about Rabbit Hemorrhagic Virus outbreak in the US 🐇😕
Taylor rocks! Well done girl!
I loooove when Steve makes an appearance
A difficult topic that my dog is not paying attention to, because she loves all the sounds Steve the Cockatiel makes
When you say it's also not close to home in Norway it's way too close to home
I notice Taylor's ring looks like it's made of a non-metal, is that to do with safety around the animals?
The disease its self is awful but I thought it was only in the Americas; the fact that's it's spread to the old whole could be even more devastating
Thank you for spreading awareness! We had this show up in our populations near by. Why you cant just feel sorry for a fawn and move it from its spot. Call the professionals. I believe theres also regulations regarding other animals too about moving out of area due to rabies and other like diseases.
Thank you so much for your comments Steve. I wish I could have a cockatiel. I dont have time for a bird though. :(
Beautiful
Awesome animal
If you take an animal that's effected animal during hunting season can it be transferred to the hunter
Should've waited for the video to finish before I asked the question
prion diseases high key terrifying
I hope they find a cure soon! 🥺
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I got one once and I took a screenshot of it. I guess that means I'm a fan girl!
How does it kill them
OMG I've never seen a magician turn an armadillo into a rabbit. That was amazing!
you should put in the shop an animal wonders mask.
I am getting a dog do you have any tips?
Would wolves eating sick deer solve this problem?? Wolves eat the sick deer keeping the cases low
im in canada
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I hope the cure is almost done i can't see anymore animals suffer😥
Translation: The government doesn't care enough yet to give biologists enough money to perform the extremely simple studies necessary to answer these very simple questions. Enough money to fence off a property and buy a few dozen deer from a deer farm and purposely infect a few and sit back and monitor them. As far as only being able to test postmortem; I'd have to look at the current research as to why anesthesia and a spinal tap aren't possible if it can be detected by testing the spinal fluid of deceased deer...
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This was shot during a blizzard. Snowflakes are everywhere.
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What are your pronouns, Taylor? c:
She/Her :) Thanks for asking :)
Let hunters get it, then they won't be a threat anymore.
Hunters and fishers are the #1 source of money going towards solving this problem.
@@thispandaispurple Hunters are the #1 source of these kinds of problems too. It's not just that they're shooting defenceless animals in a misguided attempt to prove their manliness, but they often travel long-distances for a chance at that trophy, dragging contaminants from one place to another. Plus, animals reared in one part of the world are then released in another so that local hunters will have something to shoot, and they'll bring their diseases along. Just look at the spread pattern of the African swine fever virus in western Europe as an example.
@Peter Mortensen You mean bring back those wolves that were mercilessly exterminated by hunters, yes? And you're still not seeing that hunters ARE the problem?