Wildlife Diseases Workshop set for June 12

WEIMAR — Texas Parks and Wildlife De - partment and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will be hosting a Wildlife Diseases Workshop on Friday, June 12, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Weimar Civic Center in Weimar.

Speakers include Dr. Hunter Reed, senior wildlife vet with Texas Parks and Wildlife and Dr. Marcus Blum, an associate profes - sor with Texas A&M. The workshop will cover New World screwworm, avian influenza, chronic wasting disease, and other diseases

that have been making re - cent headlines. A wildlife rehabilitator will also be on site to discuss the reha- bilitation process and the precautions taken when an animal is suspected of being diseased.