Learn why raccoons are seen during the day on Long Island and the difference between rabies and canine distemper in wildlife.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The virus can also be found in wildlife such as foxes, wolves, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, mink, and ferrets and has been reported in lions, tigers, leopards, and other wild cats as well as seals. How ...

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The canine distemper virus is highly contagious. Distemper infections in dogs can be spread to other dogs, ferrets, and to wild animals. Distemper is not a known zoonotic disease, meaning humans are ...