My guest today focuses her research on why diseases occur and how those diseases influence wildlife populations. One example is chronic wasting disease, or CWD, a fatal condition that is now affecting cervid populations, including deer, elk and moose throughout Michigan and other states.

This will be the topic of this podcast.

Joining me now is Sonja Christensen, Ph.D. Dr Christensen is an assistant professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in Michigan State University's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.