"Zombie deer"

Wildlife diseases: Is our forest “contaminated”?

(Bild: Krone KREATIV, stock.adobe.com)

The American "zombie deer" are currently causing concern about dangerous wild diseases. But what is the situation in Austria and how high is the risk to humans really? A wildlife ecologist from the Lower Austrian Hunting Association provides an overview.

As reported by the Krone newspaper, a disease is rampant in deer in North America, which is even said to be responsible for the deaths of two hunters. Many people are now unsure whether domestic game species also pose a health risk and whether it is therefore better to avoid the forest and stop eating game meat.