{"id":187,"date":"2025-11-25T23:49:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:49:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact.nwf.org\/2025\/stories\/iwf-protects-wild-deer-population\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:25:58","slug":"iwf-protects-wild-deer-population","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/impact.nwf.org\/2025\/stories\/iwf-protects-wild-deer-population\/","title":{"rendered":"IWF Protects Wild Deer Population"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">The<a href=\"https:\/\/indianawildlife.org\/2025\/02\/14\/indiana-bill-takes-aim-at-chronic-wasting-disease-but-critics-fear-plan-will-hurt-wild-deer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF)<\/a> led a coalition of conservation groups to oppose two bills aimed at releasing captive-bred deer into the wild. IWF successfully harnessed public sentiment and the best available science to protect wild deer populations from the misguided attempts to combat chronic wasting disease.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"appear-on-scroll\"><em>Photo Credit: Indiana Wildlife Federation<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Indiana Wildlife Federation (IWF) led a coalition of conservation groups to oppose two bills aimed at releasing captive-bred deer into the wild. IWF successfully harnessed public sentiment and the best available science to protect wild deer populations from the misguided attempts to combat chronic wasting disease. 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