This dataset contains three files containing data from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources shared with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab (CWHL) at Cornell University for the purpose of the Surveillance Optimization Project for Chronic Wasting Disease (SOP4CWD). Professionals at the source facility have provided written permission for professionals at the CWHL to post this open data to this persistent eCommons repository.
MDDNR_WTD_surveillance_2020.csv This datafile constitutes records in standardized form depicting the results of chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Maryland, US for hunting seasons from 2016-17 to 2019-20, as completed by wildlife health diagnosticians at (or in partnership with) the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
MDDNR_processors_2020.csv This datafile constitutes the total number wild cervid meat processors and taxidermists by county in Maryland, US for the year 2020, as recorded by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
MDDNR_cervid_facilities_2019.csv This datafile constitutes the total number of captive cervid facilities by county in Maryland, US for the year 2019, as recorded by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.