AMHERST — University of Massachusetts researchers have uncovered rabbit ticks in Maine that harbor a new strain of bacteria ...

Arkansas is blessed with abundant wildlife and their offspring. As the green march of spring continues to increase outdoor ...

The Iberian lynx was saved by a breeding programme and a ‘hearts and minds’ campaign in rural Spain. But the feline again ...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission posted a reminder asking people to not shelter wild baby animals that are perceived to ...

There's something different at Tehama Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity fairs this year without chickens and cows. But other ...

Tularemia, which can affect humans and pets, found in central Illinois after weeks of reports of ill and dead squirrels in nearby Urbana.

A dead rabbit found in Central Illinois tested positive for a rare bacterial disease, prompting health officials to urge ...

The Douglas County Health Department is advising residents to watch for symptoms of tularemia after a dead rabbit infected ...

They carry disease, damage the environment and ... asking pet owners not to release any domesticated pets into the wild. Instead, Demers said rabbit owners should do everything they can do ...

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They’ll be okay.”‘ In fact, domestic rabbits are not the same as wild rabbits and are not equipped to survive outside. “I also thought the days of people giving baby chicks were over.

The disease also infects hares and threatens animals that hunt rabbits, such as foxes, pine martens, and birds of prey. Larsen-Daw said nothing can be done to protect wild rabbits, they just have ...