ByKayla Henderson

Published: Apr. 18, 2023 at 7:25 PM PDT|Updated: 18 hours ago

https://www.deccanherald.com/science-and-environment/hanuman-plover-bird-reinstated-as-species-after-86-years-1211109.html

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Epizootic HemorrhagicDisease has led to a decline in the deer population. The disease affects whitetail deer and is caused by a virus spread by a biting midge.

A Game, Fish, and Parksmapsays In 2022, Meade County had three confirmed and 67 suspected cases of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, with one confirmed in Pennington County, five confirmed and 43 suspected in Butte, and in Lawrence County, there were three confirmed and 18 suspected cases.

“But you know, if we have a particularly dry year, particularly wet year, you know, that’s going to affect them. You know, the whitetail have a condition that’s called blue tongue. You know where they, they get a mite, and that’ll kill the population off,” said Assistant Manager Mark Blote for First Stop…