"Over two decades, Illinois has been one of a number of states that have set up culling campaigns to slow the spread of chronic wasting disease, a strange illness that one expert likened to a disease from outer space."
"You would be hard pressed to come up with a disease, even if you were inventing one from scratch, that would be harder to manage than C.W.D., Mr. Skinner said."
"For that day, the tally was one deer among four groups. The same cull, a year ago, killed 10."
"But in mid-April, state officials decided to abandon the practice. The disease, they realized, had simply become too widespread."
Daniel Skinner, a wildlife manager, attempted to cull deer near Lowden-Miller State Forest but only one deer was killed. Over two decades, Illinois conducted culling campaigns to manage chronic wasting disease, which has become increasingly difficult to control. State officials ultimately decided to stop the culling practice as the disease spread too widely, indicating a significant challenge in managing chronic wasting disease effectively.
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