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First Case of Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in Arkansas

This week, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission confirmed that an elk harvested in late 2015 was afflicted by Chronic Wasting Disease, the first such confirmed case in Arkansas. We speak with an agency official to learn more about the disease and about what the agency is doing to prevent its spread.

Timothy Dennis is KUAF's strategic technical planner and producer for Ozarks at Large.