Commentary
We have consistently urged animal health pros to consider the risks at the intersections of wildlife and our domestic animals. This post from October 2022 is one of many examples <Link>. In the article below, scientists are investigating what many of us have asserted for decades despite anthropomorphisms that diminish warnings about wildlife as carriers.
Columbia University scientists are working to shine a light on the way that our lives are intertwined with those of our animal neighbors, even in one of the most urban environments on earth . . . New York City.
Source: The New York Times, October 3, 2023. Link.
INSIGHTS: Considering New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation manages a fur bearer trapping season and licenses raw fur buyers, it appears scientists may be missing an opportunity to increase sampling numbers and avoid the challenges of live trapping and the handling of live wild animals.