By Rocky Mountain News
November 9, 2006

Two bull moose that hunters took legally southeast of Glendevey, about 25 miles west of Red Feather Lakes in the Rawah Wilderness, tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

The moose were from game management units 6 and 7.

The Colorado Division of Wildlife said both moose were killed in October and their heads were submitted for testing.

CWD is a fatal neurological disease that has been diagnosed in wild deer and elk in ten states and two Canadian provinces. It attacks the brains of animals and is always fatal.

It isn’t known if the disease can be transmitted to humans who eat the animal but as a precaution, hunters are advised not to eat meat from diseased animals.

The moose from Unit 6 was from the same population as a moose that tested positive last year.
Since 2002, 528 moose have been tested, resulting in three positives to date.

Hunters who submit infected animals for testing are contacted and given the choice of having their license fee refunded or receiving a replacement license for the same game management unit. They also receive a refund for the cost of reasonable processing.

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