re: Chronic Wasting Disease Found in Arkansas Elk

devastating news to the hunting industry.

Now the questions to ask is how. Are there environmental factors, genetics and natural mutations from a small pool of individuals in the species, how does a massive kill off affect the ecosystem, and is there any way to prevent the spread or resurgence to whitetail herds across the state.

I'm super curious to learn if migratory animals brought this here or if there's genetic defects stemming from the original animals that were introduced here.