CWD

• Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD; “CaliberCos Inc.”), a real estate investor, developer, and manager, today announced it will be rescheduling the reporting of its fourth quarter and full year results for the period ended December 31, 2023.
• Caliber is unable to report these results as originally announced on March 7, 2024, because management needs additional time to finalize and analyze the disclosure in its Form 10-K. As a result, the conference call to discuss the Company’s fourth quarter and full-year 2023 results originally scheduled for March 21, 2024, will be rescheduled as soon as possible.

• Since 1996, a deadly neurodegenerative disease of cervids (deer, elk, moose, caribou, reindeer) has been spreading across Canada.
• On Jan. 31, 2024, chronic wasting disease (CWD) was detected for the first time in British Columbia in two deer.

Disease-causing proteins

• The protein is similar to other normal proteins in the body, except it’s abnormally shaped.
• The abnormal folding of these disease-causing prion proteins — which are found most abundantly in the brain — leads to brain damage that makes the brain appear like a sponge.
• Other TSEs include Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in people, bovine-spongiform encephalopathy (“mad cow disease”) in cows, and scrapie in sheep and goats.
• This means that early detection and management is critical for reducing the impact of this disease.

British Columbia’s preparations

• has established a surveillance program to detect CWD as soon as possible.
• Our research suggests that a robust approach to such a difficult disease will require rapid, collective and collaborative action across sectors.
• This approach must involve wildlife managers, hunters, local communities, First Nations and researchers to integrate a number of approaches.

Surveillance and management

• Many CWD management programs rely on removing infected animals from the landscape.
• While it is mandatory to submit the heads from hunted cervids in select management units in B.C., in most regions, submission is voluntary.
• Hunters can participate in CWD management and surveillance by removing the head of the animal and submitting it to a local testing station or freezer for CWD testing.

• The public can also participate in CWD surveillance and management by reporting signs of sick animals and vehicle collisions with cervids.
• This is why testing cervids that have been killed by vehicles is also a critical component of CWD surveillance and management.

Curbing the spread

• CWD can spread between animals through contact with bodily fluids.
• Legal restrictions on carcass transport and the use of urine-based scents in hunting can also reduce the unintentional spread of CWD.
• Research has shown that community-focused communication and engagement are essential for the success of CWD management efforts.
• In the days ahead, fostering open dialogue and collaboration will be paramount towards an effective and sustainable effort against CWD.

Kaylee Byers is the Regional Deputy Director of the British Columbia Node of the Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative and collaborates with the Wildlife Health Program, which leads Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance in British Columbia. Sarah Robinson does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD; “CaliberCos Inc.”), a real estate investor, developer, and manager, today announced that Chris Loeffler, CEO of Caliber, will present at the Sidoti Micro Cap Conference on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM ET.
• Mr. Loeffler will also be available for one-on-one meetings with institutional investors held throughout the day.
• Registration for the live presentation can be accessed on the Company’s Investor Relations page at https://ir.caliberco.com/ or visit www.sidoti.com/events , where one-on-one meetings may also be requested.
• Registration is free and the event is open to all interested parties.

• Caliber (NASDAQ: CWD; CaliberCos Inc.), a real estate investor, developer, and manager, today announced its long-term financial targets for sustained growth and profitability.
• All of this positions Caliber to deliver sustained growth and returns to our shareholders over the long term.”
  Caliber’s strategy includes initiatives to drive organic growth, develop new platforms and launch new public vehicles.
• Expand fundraising activity to reach a cumulative target of $750 million for the period of 2024-2026, enabling Caliber to accelerate growth in its AUM.
• Caliber targets middle-market deals ranging in size from $5 million to $50 million, which are often overlooked by larger alternative asset managers due to their size or location.