This article originally appeared on Undark. This August, government airplanes and helicopters have been dropping tiny parcels from the sky for raccoons to find. Each one is about the size of a ketchup ...
ALEX, JULIE LAYERS. THANKS, BILL. LOCAL AND FEDERAL HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO VACCINATE ANIMALS WITH BAIT THE SIZE OF KETCHUP PACKETS. WELL, THOSE WILL BE THROWN OUT IN THIS 62 SQUARE MILE AREA ...
Rabies vaccine is being dropped in bait for raccoons earlier than usual as a growing number of rabid animals are being found in parts of Brooklyn, Queens and on Long Island, local health departments ...
Nassau County health officials distributed rabies vaccine bait blocks throughout the county in October as part of the 2025 Raccoon Rabies Control Program, aimed at curbing the spread of the disease ...