WASHINGTON, April 30 -- Sen. Tammy Baldwin issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced legislation to prevent transmission of wildlife diseases like avian flu and chronic wasting disease between wildlife, livestock, and humans. The Wildlife Health Coordination and Zoonotic Disease Prevention Act increases interagency coordination, facilitates information sharing, improves coordination between states, and furthers sharing of best practices for managing wildlife and zoonotic disease outbreaks.
"Wisconsin farmers have dealt with the devastating fallout of avian flu and chronic wasting disease for far too long," said Senator Baldwin. "These diseases don't just threaten our deer herds and poultry flo...