City’s Attempt to Save Us from Rabid Central Park Raccoons Might be Working
The Daily News reports that the city’s two-month long program to trap, tag, and vaccinate Central Park raccoons from rabies might be working. According to the Department of Health, 237 raccoons have been trapped, vaccinated and released in Manhattan between February 16th and April 9th after a rabies outbreak caused park-goers to be fearful of a rabid raccoon attack. While a whopping 114 rabid raccoons have been found this year (after an initial spike of 10 last December), no attacks have occurred since January, and the occurrence of sick raccoons seems to have finally decreased. No rabid raccoons have been found in the park in the last three weeks, a promising sign after the peak of about 11 per week in March and April. The city may have gotten the rabid raccoon problem under control, but be sure to keep yourself, your children, and your dogs safe by avoiding the animals and reporting any that appear sick. Read more about rabies and protecting yourself at the Department of Health’s website.
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