Movements of Two Rabid Raccoons, Procyon lotor, in Eastern Ontario

Authors

  • Rick Rosatte Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Mike Allan Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Rob Warren Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Peter Neave Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Todd Babin Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Luke Buchanan Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Dennis Donovan Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Kirk Sobey Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Chris Davies Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, Science Complex, P.O. Box 4840, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 8N8
  • Frances Muldoon Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield, P.O. Box 11300, Station H, Nepean, Ontario K2H 8P9
  • Alex Wandeler Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa Laboratory Fallowfield, P.O. Box 11300, Station H, Nepean, Ontario K2H 8P9

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v119i3.162

Keywords:

Raccoon, Procyon lotor, rabies, movement, disease transmission, Ontario

Abstract

An adult female Raccoon Procyon lotor was captured about 3 km north of Mallorytown, Ontario, on 27 August 2004, as part of a government rabies control program. The animal was vaccinated against rabies, ear-tagged and released, and recaptured the next day 1.7 km south of the initial capture location. Upon recapture, the Raccoon had porcupine quills in its facial area and seemed agitated and was submitted for rabies testing. It was confirmed as rabies positive on 31 August 2004, by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Similarly, a juvenile male raccoon was captured, ear-tagged, vaccinated, and released near Junetown, Ontario (about 4 km NW of the other rabid Raccoon) on 5 September 2004. It was found dying in a residential window well on 22 September 2004, 700 meters from the original capture location. It was diagnosed as rabid on 23 September 2004.

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Vol. 119 No. 3 (2005)

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