Viral disease blamed for deer die-off in Montana

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Viral disease blamed for deer die-off in Montana

By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - A mysterious die-off of more than 400 whitetail deer along a Montana river corridor has been traced to a viral hemorrhagic disease transmitted by tiny biting flies, officials said on Tuesday. The department of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks last month began to receive reports of dozens of deer carcasses in wetlands along the Clark Fork River west of Missoula, alarming local residents and wildlife officials. ...

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