Rabies, sometimes known as hydrophobia, is a deadly disease of the brain. It is the most important wildlife disease risk to humans and pets in Vermont. Although rabies is a virus that is 100% fatal if not treated, it is also 100% preventable.
Tickborne illnesses are most frequently transmitted between early spring and late fall since ticks are most active during warm months.
Be tick smart and follow these four recommendations to decrease your risk of infection.
What Is Lyme Disease?
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that features a skin rash, swollen joints and flu-like symptoms. The number of reported cases in Vermont has steadily increased since 2005. Lyme disease cases have been reported from every county, although most cases occur in the southern and western regions of the state.
What is chronic wasting disease?
To date, Chronic Wasting Disease has not been detected in any deer populations within Vermont.
Canine distemper is a highly contagious viral disease of wild and domestic carnivores. The virus is widespread and has a broad host range among North American carnivores including the mink, striped skunks, fishers, red and gray fox, raccoons, coyotes, and weasels. Mortality is higher in juveniles than adults.
Bats in the attic, bears in the beehives, deer eating the beans, raccoons in the garbage: the list of wildlife problems goes on.
Many wildlife species can cause conflicts under certain circumstances. Here are some resources to help resolve human-wildlife conflicts.
The goal of wildlife rehabilitation is to release injured and orphaned wildlife safely back into the wild.
EQIP, or Environmental Quality Incentives Program provides information and financial incentives for landowners to manage their land for wildlife.
Natural Heritage information is objective scientific information, or data, about species and natural communities. It is used for local, state-wide, and regional conservation planning and management, and to monitor and conserve rare, threatened, and endangered species.
