B.C. investigating possible case of deer disease in Okanagan
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is investigating a potential case of chronic wasting disease in a deer harvested in the Okanagan region.
If the disease is confirmed, the province says it would be the first detection in B.C. outside an existing management zone in the Kootenay area.
A statement from the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says a hunter submitted a sample taken from the white-tailed deer killed east of Enderby and the results of initial testing