Rabies, canine distemper, and raccoons during the day: What Long Islanders should know.
Learn why raccoons are seen during the day on Long Island and the difference between rabies and canine distemper in wildlife.
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Critically Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets Receive A Much-Needed Boost In Genetic Diversity Through Babies Being Born To A Clone
Limited genetic diversity can cause serious issues in any animal. For black-footed ferrets it can result in sylvatic plague or canine distemper. Even with professional care, speci ...
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Reviving the Black-Footed Ferret A Prairie Survivor Journey
Compounding these challenges, diseases such as sylvatic plague and canine distemper took a further toll on their already fragile populations. By the late 1970s, the black-footed ferret was declared ...
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Cruelty Inside Canada’s Largest Pet Ferret Mill
According to the breeder, ferrets at the facility suffered from diseases such as distemper, having limbs gnawed off by predators, and are killed when they’re no longer useful by being gassed to death ...
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Louisville Metro Animal Services closes Friday after case of canine distemper
Louisville Metro Animal Services is closed Friday after confirming a case of canine distemper. The department said in a post to Facebook that the buildings at 3516 and 3528 Newburg Road are closed ...