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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Raccoon Plague


I've been seeing dead raccoons quite often this summer.
They show no signs of trauma and are deep in the woods away from traffic.


I believe they are infected with distemper.
Distemper runs in cycles of about 5 - 7 years but usually enough raccoons survive to repopulate an area.

 
This guy was out waddling through the woods in broad daylight.
Hope he escapes the disease.


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