The Sheridan Region encompasses the area from the top of the Bighorn Mountains east to the Black Hills and from the Montana border south to the Tea Pot Dome oilfield.
Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a chronic, fatal disease of the central nervous system in mule deer, white-tailed deer, elk, and moose. CWD belongs to the group of rare diseases called transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).