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Wildlife officials battle nearly 250 "zombie deer" on ranch in Terrell

White-tailed deer in woods
White-tailed deer in woods
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Just down I-20 in Terrell, a battle for the ages raged.

Officials with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department fended off and eliminated some 250 deer, most of which were infected with "zombie-deer disease," otherwise known as CWD.


According to USA TODAY, CWD, or chronic wasting disease, which is a contagious and fatal degenerate deer-specific infection.

The battle took place at the RW Trophy Ranch in Terrell, in what officials are calling the largest known (CWD) outbreak the state of Texas "has ever seen."

TPWD released in a statement saying, "This is a task we never take lightly and that is always a last resort, but that has proven the most prudent and standard practice for managing prion diseases in wildlife."

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