Rabbits are facing a deadly virus of their own

[WVBaker]

A deadly virus is threatening to wipe out entire populations across multiple states. At risk are North America's rabbits. It's a strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and it's recently appeared in pockets of the western United States. If it continues to spread unchecked, it could harm all dozen-plus species of rabbits in the US and the ecosystems they belong to. The highly contagious illness isn't connected to coronavirus. Only rabbits, hares and pikas, the diminutive cousin of rabbits, can spread it among each other, and humans can't become infected with it. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 can cause internal bleeding and swelling, but more often, the sickened rabbits aren't discovered

Rabbits are facing a deadly virus of their own

A deadly virus is threatening to wipe out entire populations across multiple states. At risk are North America's rabbits. It's a strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and it's recently appeared in pockets of the western United States. If it continues to spread unchecked, it could harm all...

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And for those interested, we always have:

COVID-19 and the Doomsday Clock

COVID-19 and the Doomsday Clock: Observations on managing global risk

The coronavirus pandemic is demonstrating the importance of domestic and international governance, not only in the mitigation of and response to global challenges, but also in their prevention.

thebulletin.org

 

[amy241]

I saw this article and I feel so bad for our wild rabbit population. It is a virus that causes internal bleeding - so horrific. The article said they believe it came from domestic rabbits - perhaps imported from Europe - and has spread out to our wild rabbits in N. America. I love our Eastern Cottontail and always delight when I see one.

 

[Brett]

A deadly virus is threatening to wipe out entire populations across multiple states. At risk are North America's rabbits. It's a strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and it's recently appeared in pockets of the western United States. If it continues to spread unchecked, it could harm all dozen-plus species of rabbits in the US and the ecosystems they belong to. The highly contagious illness isn't connected to coronavirus. Only rabbits, hares and pikas, the diminutive cousin of rabbits, can spread it among each other, and humans can't become infected with it. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 can cause internal bleeding and swelling, but more often, the sickened rabbits aren't discovered

Rabbits are facing a deadly virus of their own

A deadly virus is threatening to wipe out entire populations across multiple states. At risk are North America's rabbits. It's a strain of rabbit hemorrhagic disease, and it's recently appeared in pockets of the western United States. If it continues to spread unchecked, it could harm all...

www.yahoo.com

And for those interested, we always have:

COVID-19 and the Doomsday Clock

COVID-19 and the Doomsday Clock: Observations on managing global risk

The coronavirus pandemic is demonstrating the importance of domestic and international governance, not only in the mitigation of and response to global challenges, but also in their prevention.

thebulletin.org

"government dysfunction is advancing the doomsday clock" - "government leaders have undermined science"
no surprise there !


in my backyard wild rabbits are proliferating ...

 

[WVBaker]

"government dysfunction is advancing the doomsday clock" - "government leaders have undermined science"
no surprise there !


in my backyard wild rabbits are proliferating ...

Careful Brett, don't go political on me.

Proliferating like, well, rabbits?

 

[Brett]

Careful Brett, don't go political on me.

Proliferating like, well, rabbits?

hey - it's in your link !!!

(except my backyard rabbits)

 

[easyrider]

in my backyard wild rabbits are proliferating ...

Same here, lol.

Bill