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Wildlife Health Program

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About the Wildlife Health Program

​Through the Wildlife Health Program, Kentucky Fish and Wildlife is dedicated to ​​safeguarding the health of Kentucky's wildlife and fostering resilient ecosystems that support the well-being of ​both wildlife and people for generations to come. 
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​​​Report Sick or Dead Wildlife​

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 ​CALL Kentucky Fish and Wildlife at 1-800-858-1549 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern) on weekdays.​
​​​​​ ​​​CONTACT your county's regional ​biologist.
​​​​​ SUBMIT observations o​​​​nline.​​​

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Wildlife Disease Watch​

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Chronic Wasting Disease

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A fatal neurologic disease that affects deer, elk, and other species in the deer family.​​​​


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Avian Influenza

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An infectious viral disease affecting
wild and domestic birds​.


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Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease​​

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A​ highly contagious and fatal virus affecting wild and domestic rabbits.

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Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases ​​​

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Photo: ​Blacklegged Tick, James Gathany,  CDC
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