Plans revealed to tackle screwworm issue affecting cattle and livestock
AUSTIN – Addressing the New World Screwworm Threat On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins discussed their strategy to combat the New World screwworms that have been affecting the state’s livestock and cattle sectors. According to the USDA, New World screwworms are considered invasive species. Their larvae infect fresh wounds on […]
Mexico’s President Says U.S. is Overstating After Livestock Border Closure Due to Screwworm Outbreak
Mexican President Criticizes US Border Closure for Livestock Mexican President Claudia Sinbaum has voiced her discontent with the US government’s recent decision to close the cattle border from Mexico. This announcement came after the US Secretary of Agriculture cited concerns over the ongoing spread of New World screwworms, which can pose serious risks to both […]
Livestock Trade with Mexico Stopped due to New World Screwworm Outbreak
US Halts Livestock Trade with Mexico The United States has temporarily suspended livestock trade with Mexico following the detection of New World screw-worms in Veracruz, a situation that poses risk to cattle, bison, and horses. On Wednesday, US Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins announced the suspension. He stated, “I ordered an immediate halt to the trade […]
Outbreak of New World Screwworm in Mexico stops US livestock imports due to risk
Threat to American Livestock – The New World Screwworm (NWS) fly, once eradicated in the U.S. back in 1966, has resurfaced as a serious concern following an outbreak in Mexico. This alarming news led to a halt in imports of cattle, horses, and bison along the southern border. USDA Secretary Brook Rollins made the announcement […]
US closes southern border to livestock imports to prevent the spread of harmful flies
The Trump administration has placed a temporary ban on importing cattle, horses, and bison through ports along the tropical border in response to the swift spread of Mexican New World Screwworms (NWS). USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the ban on a platform on Sunday. “Given the threat posed by screw worms, I’m declaring an immediate […]
Wolves reintroduced in Colorado blamed for repeated attacks on livestock
Several animals captured from Colorado's Copper Creek wolf pack will be relocated following repeated attacks on livestock. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) said in a press release that one adult female and four cubs were moved to a “safe location for evaluation and monitoring.” An adult male from the pack was captured but died in […]
Texas family shoots pit bulls who attacked, killed their livestock
A Texas woman is defending her husband’s decision to shoot and kill three pit bulls that had attacked livestock, killing several animals. “Enough is enough,” Michelle Gomez of Caldwell County told FOX 7 Austin after a series of livestock attacks and deaths at the hands of her neighbor’s pit bulls. 8-year-old Michigan boy rescues 6-year-old […]