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Page 10 - shelby shopper & info - 704/484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Thursday, February 16-February 22, 2023 Offi cials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced that a sample col- lected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Cumberland County has tested posi- tive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). This is the fi rst case of CWD detected outside of the current surveillance area. The agency recently received notifi cation that a deer harvested last October, nine miles east of Fayetteville in Cumberland County, tested positive for CWD. The testing sample was collected by a taxidermist enrolled in the Commission's Cervid Health Cooperator Pro- gram, which allows participating taxidermists and processors to collect samples from deer brought to their facilities. CWD was fi rst detected in North Carolina earlier in 2022 in a Yadkin County deer that was harvested in December of 2021. Com- mission staff ramped up surveillance during the 2022-23 deer season, more than doubling the number of samples collected and tested compared to the previous season. Statewide 15,851 samples were submitted from Cervid Health Cooperators and hunters. "The submission of deer samples for testing is essential for the detection and monitoring of CWD in North Carolina," said Brad How- ard, chief of the Commission's Wildlife Man- agement Division. "We are so appreciative of all the participation from those who have submitted samples, including hunters, taxi- dermists and meat processors." The Commission continues to receive re- sults from this year's testing. At this time, the agency has received results from 80% (12,751 of 15,851) of all samples submitted, and 98% (4,709 of 4,799) of results from primary and secondary surveillance areas (Alleghany, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties) that were initiated because of the initial Yadkin County CWD-positive deer. The Cumberland Coun- ty deer is the ninth CWD-positive result in the state, a substantial but not unexpected icrease. Of these nine positives, fi ve were from Surry County, two were from Yadkin, one was from Stokes County, and the most recent from Cumberland County. Agency staff will continue to follow the CWD Response Plan in collaboration with the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Ser- vices, and will continue to share the agency's next steps with the public through multiple communication channels. Public meetings in the impacted areas will be announced as they are scheduled. "Working collaboratively with hunters, taxi- dermists and processors to implement our response plan and refi ne our long-term man- agement strategy is paramount for slowing the spread of CWD," said Howard. "CWD on the landscape presents a host of challenges, but our goal continues to be preserving our deer herd and the tradition of deer hunting." Continued testing is imperative because it's nearly impossible to tell if a deer has CWD by observation. Signs of illness may not be ap- parent for 16 months or more after a deer is infected, and given enough time, the disease is always fatal. The long incubation period, ease of transmission, and the fact that there is no vaccine, treatment or cure make CWD a looming threat to the state's white-tailed deer population and deer hunting traditions. CWD is caused by abnormal proteins, called prions, that slowly spread through a deer's nervous system, eventually causing spongy holes in the brain that lead to death. The disease is spread between deer through direct contact and environmental contami- nation from infected saliva, urine and feces. CWD can be unknowingly spread to new ar- eas by the transportation of hunter-harvested deer carcasses or carcass parts. For more information about CWD, including a chart that shows testing results to date, visit ncwildlife.org/CWD. Submitted by Fairley Mahlum CWD Detected in a Deer in Cumberland County Agency offi cials provide update on Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance. By January Costa Director & Curator Kings Mountain Histori- cal Museum invites the pub- lic to mark their calendars for Tuesday, February 21, at 10 a.m., for their upcom- ing exhibit opening, War & Memory: A Commemora- tion of Remembrance. This exhibit is an intro- duction to "Decoration Day" and its roots within the Af- rican American Community to honor and remember Union Soldiers after the Civil War, how it evolved during World War I to ex- pand to honor all American war fatalities, becoming a Federal Holiday, and being declared as "Memorial Day" later after World War II. This exhibit features Civil War, WWI and WWII artifacts and ephemera on display in remembrance of residents of Cleveland County in honor of Memo- rial Day in 2023. Kings Mountain His- torical Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and the exhibit runs through June 3. To find out about other upcoming exhib- its and events, please visit our website at www. kingsmountainmuseum. org.or call or for more in- formation, please call (704) 739-1019 or email kmhm- director@outlook.com. Ad- mission is free. War & Memory: A Commemoration of Remembrance WWII Artifacts. 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