USDA Dropping Fish-Flavored Vaccines From the Sky to Stop Spread of Rabies in Raccoons

USDA Dropping Fish-Flavored Vaccines From the Sky to Stop Spread of Rabies in Raccoons

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has begun its annual oral rabies vaccination distribution project to help prevent the spread of rabies in raccoons. However, this year they’re doing things a little differently. The project will focus on the spread of rabies in raccoons in the eastern United States, according to the USDA. This year, the […]

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Conserving the long-neglected freshwater fish of Borneo

Conserving the long-neglected freshwater fish of Borneo

Borneo is a vast tropical island known for orangutans, rhinos, elephants, sun bears, proboscis monkeys, hornbills, and ubiquitous leeches. Conservationists have championed all of these species (aside from the leeches) in one way or another, but like many tropical regions Borneo’s freshwater species have long been neglected, despite their rich biodiversity and importance to local […]

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