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The WWF Annual Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 25, 2009 at the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) in Lander at 284 Lincoln Street. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am and end at approximately noon.  Business to be conducted includes announcing election results for Board member positions (can vote via email - please send to joybannon@wyomingwildlife.org), discussion and voting on the two resolutions listed here, and two wildlife-related presentations. Light refreshments will be served.

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As noted above, two presentations will be conducted. One will focus on sage grouse in central Wyoming and the other will update us on the status of Chronic Wasting Disease in elk, deer, and moose.

1. Presentation Title: Central Wyoming Sage-Grouse Status
Presenter: Stan Harter, Wildlife Biologist (Wyoming Game & Fish Dept.)

Presentation Description
Presentation will focus on the recent trends in sage-grouse populations in Central Wyoming, providing some insight as to current research findings, habitat projects, and an update on the status of the Wind River/Sweetwater River Local Sage Grouse Working Group. Discussion will also include information regarding the pending decision regarding petitions to list greater sage-grouse as threatened and the Candidate Conservation Agreements being drafted for Wyoming by the Governor's Office.

About the Presenter
Stan grew up in northeastern Kansas and developed a keen interest in all things wild. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in wildlife biology from Kansas State University in 1986 and began his career as a wildlife area manager for Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks. In 1997, he moved west to Pinedale as a contract brucellosis-feedground-habitat (BFH) biologist, primarily working with elk in the Wyoming Range. Since then, he’s become a district wildlife biologist, first in Casper and now covering the South Lander biologist district since 2004. His position covers an area of about 3,600 square miles from the South Wind River Mountains to Muddy Gap and Independence Rock, with primary emphasis on game management.  He has an interest in all species, both hunted or not.

2. Presentation Title: Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer, Elk, and Moose: A Review of Epidemiology and Research
Presenter: Dave Edmunds, PhD Graduate Student (University of Wyoming)

Presentation Description
Presentation will review current understanding of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in naturally affected host species, including mule deer, white-tailed deer, Rocky mountain elk, and moose.  The history of the disease and its distribution, cause, clinical signs, spread of disease, population effects, and CWD surveillance within the state of Wyoming and current North American distribution will also be covered.  This will also be an opportunity to learn about on-going graduate research on CWD in white-tailed deer near Glenrock, WY and for the public to ask questions.

About the Presenter
Originally from Canada, Dave moved to the United States in 1992.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree in wildlife sciences from Virginia Tech in 2002.  During his undergraduate work and early professional career, he worked on a variety of wildlife projects that included black bears, grizzly bears, mountain lions, sage-grouse, salamanders, and white-tailed deer.  In 2008, he obtained his Master of Science (MS) degree in Veterinary Sciences from the University of Wyoming.  He is currently continuing his MS research on CWD in white-tailed deer as a PhD student in the Department of Veterinary Sciences.