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ironymaiden ([personal profile] ironymaiden) wrote2021-11-14 10:58 am

this is fine

whitetail deer are probably a reservoir species for covid-19

/insert rant here about how this is what happens when sprawl takes over their habitat

i am horrified for my family in PA. but also, if whitetail are carriers, i don't see why blacktail wouldn't be the same. the island deer population is down but there are still a lot of them living in close proximity in western Washington.

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[personal profile] dewline 2021-11-14 10:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Based on the research that's come out of PA, the relevant authorities in Ontario and Québec up here in Canada are now watching the local deer populations too.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-deer-covid-19-1.6248274