I see the raccoon and all I think is this.
In my heart, I knew this comment would already be here.
They dropped these in my mother in law’s suburban neighborhood. In her back yard. With no warning. My dog found and ate one, so it had me googling what the hell my dog had just eaten and wondering if she was going to die. Luckily we didn’t have any toddlers playing in the back yard.
Lucky as hell, your rabid dog would have fucked em up
Much of Europe (ie the rich parts) is free of terrestrial rabies because of such programs. Bats really get around, though.
While i do think humans caring for nature is best done by not touching it, this is one thing humans can do for nature.
We’ve been doing this on the european continent. In the form of fish heads carrying the vaccine. Almost no rabies cases ever.
Nature needs agency.
Sounds like a great way to evolve vaccine-resistant rabies
