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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NEWSLETTER


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WILDLIFE HEALTH PROGRAM NEWSLETTER
Fall 2024
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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.​​​​ 





WILDLIFE HEALTH NEWS

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 Press Release​​​​​​

Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife ​​monitoring case of chronic wasting disease detected in Indiana near Kentucky​​​​

February 21​, 2025

 Wildlife Health Alert

Additional detected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in wild birds​

January ​20​​, 2025

​The Kentucky Department of Fish and​​...

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​ WILDLIFE HEALTH ALERT​​​​​​

Detected cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in wild ​birds​

December 12, 2024

The Kentucky Department of Fish and...​



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​​WILDLIFE DISEASE WATCH

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CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE​

A fatal neurologic disease affecting white-tailed deer, elk, and other cervids.​

Lone Star Tick, James Gathany, CDC

AVIAN INFLUENZA

A infectious viral disease affecting wild and domestic birds.

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Insect Repellent, CDC

E. MULTILOCULARIS

A zoonotic tapeworm affecting wild and domestic canids.




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TICKS AND TICK-BORNE DISEASES ​​​

​​​Learn M​ore​​​​​​​

Photo: ​Blacklegged Tick, James Gathany,  CDC








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