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USDA tracking bird flu spillover events in mammals

AVMA News

Mountain lions, bottlenose dolphins, and striped skunks are among a long list of wild animals infected during the largest outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in U.S.

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For Wildlife Emergencies, Contact Animal Help Now

10,000 Birds

If you’ve had an encounter with a wild animal – a bird stunned by hitting a window, a fox hit by a car, or a family of raccoons unexpectedly found residing in your attic – you know how hard it can be to find help. Animal Help Now is the first nationwide response system for wildlife emergencies.

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Baby skunk update

Reddit Animals

My yard is always so full of animals paying me a visit, that it's become a Disney princess satire. The birds know my voice and this one beat up looking squirrel actually comes right up to me. I won't try to grab them, but I look out for them and chase the stray cats away.

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