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NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. —
About 40 deer were found dead on a private property in Newton County and officials believe heavy snow, cold temperatures and poor nutrition played a part in their deaths.
Lab results confirmed the presence of parasites in the wild white-tailed deer that were found dead in late February and early March.
The deer were found dead soon after heavy snow melted.
According to Moriah Boggess, deer biologist for the Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife, the deer may have died days or weeks before being discovered.
Lab results from diagnostic testing conducted at the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab at Purdue University identified the parasites as lung worm, which Boggess says commonly occurs throughout the range of the white-tailed deer species.
Boggess says it's likely that high parasite loads, combined with heavy snowfall, poor nutrition and a prolonged cold snap in mid-February were contributing factors to the deer deaths. All deer sampled tested negative for chronic wasting disease.
DNR wants to remind hunters and their families that meat from animals known or suspected to be ill should not be consumed.
NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. —
About 40 deer were found dead on a private property in Newton County and officials believe heavy snow, cold temperatures and poor nutrition played a part in their deaths.
Lab results confirmed the presence of parasites in the wild white-tailed deer that were found dead in late February and early March.
The deer were found dead soon after heavy snow melted.
According to Moriah Boggess, deer biologist for the Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife, the deer may have died days or weeks before being discovered.
Lab results from diagnostic testing conducted at the Indiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab at Purdue University identified the parasites as lung worm, which Boggess says commonly occurs throughout the range of the white-tailed deer species.
Boggess says it's likely that high parasite loads, combined with heavy snowfall, poor nutrition and a prolonged cold snap in mid-February were contributing factors to the deer deaths. All deer sampled tested negative for chronic wasting disease.
DNR wants to remind hunters and their families that meat from animals known or suspected to be ill should not be consumed.
