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Wildlife disease

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Wildlife disease

Report diseased wildlife online

Diseased wildlife can also be reported  by calling 517-336-5030.

Select a disease from the list of wildlife diseases for a description, where it is found, how it is transmitted and develops, clinical signs, and how it is treated and controlled.

 

Wildlife diseases

Wildlife diseases of special concern

A mallard duck in flight with a spreadsheet superimposed on the image.

Avian influenza data
buck whitetail deer in snowy field with trees in background

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB)
Two antlerless deer stand in the woods.

Chronic wasting disease (CWD)

Common afflictions by species

We do not recommend eating any animal that acted sick prior to harvest. If abnormal appearing internal or external features are noticed on the animal after harvest, most hunters find these animals aesthetically displeasing and choose not to consume them.

A black bear standing on all fours in the woods on a sunny day.

Black bear
Two antlerless deer stand in the woods.

Deer
A coyote jumps in a field.

Furbearers
Ruffed grouse drumming on a log.

Grouse and woodcock
A cottontail rabbit in the snow

Rabbits and hares
A gray squirrel sits in the grass.

Squirrels
Turkeys wander through a forest opening.

Turkeys
An American wigeon on the water.

Waterfowl
For additional publications on topics related to wildlife disease, please see the Wildlife disease section of the Wildlife publications page. 
Additional wildlife disease publications