Over 57 deceased deer have been reported across Franklin County
August 16, 2022 at 8:50 p.m.
Reports of deer being found dead across Franklin County are coming in rapidly. Five were found dead along the Whitewater Canal Trail in Metamora, and 15 were found dead on property in Blooming Grove, amongst others. The deaths are suspected to be related to epizootic hemorrhagic disease which is transmitted by midges.
In these types of incidents, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) asks residents to report their findings to help track disease outbreaks.
The IDNR uses a reporting system to collect information about wildlife that appear sick or have died without an apparent cause. Here is what should be reported:
• Recurring deaths of animals in the same location over a period of time.
•Individual deer with signs that may indicate chronic wasting disease (CWD), such as emaciation, exhibiting abnormal behavior such as staggering or standing with poor posture, salivating excessively, or carrying their head and ears lower than normal.
•Individual deer with signs that may indicate Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (death in or near water, loss of appetite and wariness, swelling around the head and neck, increased respiration rate, excessive salivation, rosy or bluish color of mouth and tongue).
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Reports of deer being found dead across Franklin County are coming in rapidly. Five were found dead along the Whitewater Canal Trail in Metamora, and 15 were found dead on property in Blooming Grove, amongst others. The deaths are suspected to be related to epizootic hemorrhagic disease which is transmitted by midges.
In these types of incidents, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) asks residents to report their findings to help track disease outbreaks.
The IDNR uses a reporting system to collect information about wildlife that appear sick or have died without an apparent cause. Here is what should be reported:
• Recurring deaths of animals in the same location over a period of time.
•Individual deer with signs that may indicate chronic wasting disease (CWD), such as emaciation, exhibiting abnormal behavior such as staggering or standing with poor posture, salivating excessively, or carrying their head and ears lower than normal.
•Individual deer with signs that may indicate Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (death in or near water, loss of appetite and wariness, swelling around the head and neck, increased respiration rate, excessive salivation, rosy or bluish color of mouth and tongue).