Earlier this month I posted a mention of Author of “UNSEEN HAZARDS That Threaten Hunters, Campers, and Hikers: What you should know about pathogens commonly found in wildlife.”

Well Jerry has started a blog and I will want to make many of you aware of it. You can find it at http://naturalunseenhazards.wordpress.com/

Here is a excerpt from my interview on July 3rd, 2009 on Rabies. You can listen to the whole interview at http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/audioPop.jsp?episodeId=240358&cmd=apop

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Rabies Survivor Teams Up With Parents Of Rabies Victim To Raise Awareness
July 28, 2009 ·

Last month Alex Sanz, a reporter with KHOU-TV’s 11 News in Houston, Texas, filed a story about the parents of Zach Jones, a 16-year-old Humble High sophomore who died of rabies in 2006. Zach’s parents, Connie and Larry Jones, have broken their silence and in their first interview since this son’s death told 11 News they don’t want other children to suffer as their son did.

Zach was napping when a bat flew through an open window into his bedroom. Something disturbed his sleep because he awoke and brushed the bat off, telling his parents later that it had not bitten him. Five weeks later Zach’s mother said her son was sleeping more than usual, and coughing, but she attributed his symptoms to spring allergies. Then he complained that his mind didn’t feel right, but he couldn’t explain it further. The following week Zach was dead.

Teaming up with Jeanna Giese, 19, of Wisconsin, Connie and Larry Jones have launched a campaign to raise rabies awareness. In 2004, Jeanna was the first person in the world known to have survived rabies without having received a pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis rabies vaccination. Only five others are known to have survived rabies after symptoms have appeared but all had either been vaccinated prior to exposure, or received vaccine soon thereafter, and all but one of these still has persistent neurological difficulties, particularly with body movement.

To see the KHOU-TV 11 News story on video as reported by Alex Sanz, go to

http://www.khou.com/news/health/stories/khou090605_mh_rabies-survivor.5160f31f.html

UNSEEN HAZARDS THAT THREATEN HUNTERS, CAMPERS, AND HIKERS

Thursday Night on Our Podcast at 8 PM EST I will be joined by author, Jerry Genesio will be joining me for a discussion on wildlife diseases that threaten campers, hunters, campers,wildlife and animal control professionals.

You can join us by dialing in at 1-724-444-7444 call id 16456#, and use 1# as your pin number. The podcast will available for download upon the conclusion of the podcast at http://skinnymoose.com/wildlifepro/our-podcasts/ along with all of our network podcasts.

Bridgton, Maine, June 25, 2009 – There are UNSEEN HAZARDS in forests and fields that threaten those who enjoy hunting, camping, and hiking. Pathogens commonly found in wildlife can inflict unspeakable suffering and even death. Rabies, Tetanus (Lockjaw), Tularemia (Rabbit Fever), Brusellosis (Undulant Fever), Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Borrelia (Lyme Disease), are six of the most virulent microorganisms lurking in nature’s hidden world patiently waiting for an opportunity to infect the unsuspecting and unprepared. But knowledge and simple protective measures can shield even the most vulnerable.

Jerry Genesio has written an 86-page book containing vital information about these perilous pathogens. Each is described with symptoms, treatment, history, carriers, geographical risk areas, and significant incidence reports. The book also contains advice provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, on how to avoid vectors such as ticks, and how to properly remove ticks.

In 1993, Rabies was confirmed in 20 deer in the state of New York. Tetanus is commonly found in the intestines of wild animals. About 200 cases of Rabbit Fever are reported in the U.S. annually. There are 100 to 200 human cases of Undulant Fever reported nationally each year with most reports originating in Texas, California, and Illinois. In 2003 and 2004, more than 1,800 cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever were reported each year, but less than 2% of all cases are actually found in the Rocky Mountain states. Of 27,444 cases of Lyme Disease reported in 2007, 87% were confined to 10 states, including Connecticut and Wisconsin.

UNSEEN HAZARDS That Threaten Hunters, Campers, and Hikers: What you should know about pathogens commonly found in wildlife, ISBN 978-1448605118, is available for $7.95 plus shipping and handling. It can be ordered online through Amazon.com, Amazon’s Kindle Store ($4.95), or at https://www.createspace.com/3387093 . Also see featured books on www.besthike.com and www.rodnrifle.com.

Jerry Genesio was employed by Cutter Laboratories in their Biological Products Division for nearly 20 years. He has written and published numerous articles, including a natural history series focusing on zoonotic diseases that was featured in New England Outdoors magazine. He lives in Bridgton, Maine, and Wilmington, North Carolina.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Jerry Genesio
Phone: (207) 647-8143
Email address: jerrygenesio@gmail.com

Note: This funny little story was submitted to the Wildlife Pro Network by Tim Love, of Knoxville, Iowa
http://absolutegophercontrol.com You can reach him at 641-891-7194

Need help with a snake problem visit http://animalcontrol-usa.com

GARDEN SNAKES CAN BE DANGEROUS ??

Garden Snakes also known as Garter Snakes (Thamnophissirtalis) can
be dangerous. Yes, grass snakes, not rattlesnakes. Here’s why..

A couple in Sweetwater , Texas , had a lot of potted
plants. During a recent cold spell, the wife was bringing a lot of them
indoors to protect them from a possible freeze.

It turned out that a little green garden grass snake
was hidden in one of the plants. When
it had warmed up, it slithered out and the wife saw it
go under the sofa. She let out a very loud scream.

The husband (who was taking a shower) ran into the
living room naked to see what the problem was. She told
him there was a snake under the sofa.

He got down on the floor on his hands and knees to look
for it. About that time the family dog came and
cold-nosed him on the behind. He thought the snake
had bitten him, so he screamed and fell over on the floor.

His wife thought he had had a heart attack, so she
covered him up, told him to lie still and called an ambulance.
The attendants rushed in, would not listen to his
protests, loaded him on the stretcher, and started carrying him out.

About that time, the snake came out from under
the sofa and the Emergency Medical Technician saw it and
dropped his end of the stretcher. That’s when the man broke his leg and
why he is still in the hospital.

The wife still had the problem of the snake in the
house, so she called on a neighbor who volunteered to capture
the snake.

He armed himself with a rolled-up newspaper and
began poking under the couch.

Soon he decided it was gone and told the woman, who sat
down on the sofa in relief. But while relaxing, her hand
dangled in between the cushions, where she felt the snake
wriggling around.

She screamed and fainted, the snake rushed back under
the sofa.

The neighbor man, seeing her lying there passed out,
tried to use CPR to revive her.

The neighbor’s wife, who had just returned from
shopping at the grocery store, saw her
husband’s mouth on the woman’s mouth and slammed her
husband in the back of the head with a bag of canned goods,
knocking him out and cutting his scalp to a point where it needed
stitches.

The noise woke the woman from her dead faint and she
saw her neighbor lying on the floor with his wife bending over him,
so she assumed that the snake had bitten him.

She went to the kitchen and got a small bottle of
whiskey, and began pouring it down the man’s throat.

By now, the police had arrived.. (Take a deep breath here……)

They saw the unconscious man, smelled the whiskey, an
assumed that a drunken fight had occurred. They
were about to arrest them all, when the women tried to
explain how it, all happened over a little green snake.

The police called an ambulance, which took the neighbor and his
sobbing wife to the Emergency Room.

Now, the little snake again crawled out from under the sofa and
one of the policemen drew his gun and fired at it. He missed the
snake and hit the leg of the end table.. The table fell over, the lamp
on it shattered and, as the bulb broke, it started a fire in the
drapes..

The other policeman tried to beat out the flames, and
fell through the window into the yard on top of the family dog who,
startled, jumped out and raced into the street, where an oncoming car
swerved
to avoid it and smashed into the parked police car..

Meanwhile, neighbors saw the burning drapes and called
in the fire department.

The firemen had started raising the fire ladder
when they were halfway down the street. The rising ladder
tore out the overhead wires, put out the power, and disconnected the
telephones in a ten-square city block area (but they did
get the house fire out).

Time passed! Both men were discharged from the
hospital, the house was repaired, the dog came home, the police acquired
a new car and all was right with their world.

A while later they were watching TV and the weatherman
announced a cold snap for that night. The wife
asked her husband if he thought they should bring in
their plants for the night.

And thats when he shot her.

Thursday May 14th at 8PM EST -> The Wildlife Pro Network Podcasts

By Rob Overton, http://www.bushkillfarms.com/

Rob Overton Bushkill Farms, Overbridge, NY

I would like to extend and open invitation to join us for a podcast on beekeeping. It is part of the Wildlife Pro Network series of podcasts. If you haven’t checked them out yet, you are missing out. Robb Russell from WildlifePro.net does a great job and there is loads of informative information being shared.

Live Trapping Of Bees Is Earth Friendly. No Pesticides Ever used.

Now don’t be scared off by the term “podcast”. You don’t need to download/install/configure anything on your computer to participate. In fact, you don’t even need your computer. An ordinary phone is all that is needed (of course you can use your computer if you elect to do so). The Wildlife Pro Network plans on regularly holding a monthly Beekeepers Podcast every 2nd Tuesday of each Month.

Just call (724) 444-7444 and use call id – 16456# It is that simple. Use 1# as a pin number.You can also listen in to the show using a computer at http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=16456&cmd=tc

We will have some experienced bee removers to kick it off, but the direction of the discussion will go however the participants lead it. So come with your topics (beekeeping related of course).Members from two popular beekeeping forums,http://forum.beemaster.com and http://www.beekeepingforums.com

Bob Evans, who will be hosting, is a Nationally Certified Wildlife Control Professional and is a full time nuisance wildlife control operator doing business as Live Trapping by Matt. Bob has been keeping bees about 20 years and covers all of New York State for bee removals. Bob is also a pro at these podcasts and has a wealth of knowledge to share.

Bob Evans services Oneida, Rome , Syracuse and surrounding areas of New York!

Steve Prince, who is from Georgia and captures more swarms in a give year than the majority of us capture in a lifetime, combined!

I am a 2nd generation beekeeper with 30 years experience. The last 5 years I have been focusing on feral stock, and operate a part-time bee removal business in the Catskill Mountains and surrounding areas under Bushkill Apiary.

I was hoping to get a few more removal experts to participate. Unfortunately , due to hearing issues, Iddee(Walter Swaim) needs to stick with text based correspondence, and I could not confirm participation from the others as it is getting into the busy season.

What do poultry farms and chicken coops have in common with the city limits of a town? Simple … Fox will eventually get into them all and become a problem. One of the reasons for this is coyotes. Tonight the wildlife Pro network will be hosting a podcast on the Nuisance Fox and methods of Controlling them. The podcast will be hosted by Reginald Murray of Oklahoma Wildlife Control. Those interested can join in at 8 PM EST, 1-724-444-7444 call id #16456 or listen in live at http://talkshoe.com/tc/16456

Found throughout the United States and Canada, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most common of the fox species native to North America. Most depredation problems are associated with red foxes, although in some areas gray foxes (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) can cause problems, which are most commonly found in the United States.

Coyotes run and kill the red fox on a regular basis. Unlike a gray fox, which is elusive and “darting” when approached by a coyote, and can also climb a tree like a cat to escape the coyote … the red fox tend to run in a straight line, and do not have the ability to climb a tree, which makes them relatively easy prey for coyotes. Coyotes also do not have a “natural” predator to keep their populations in check, and as they overpopulate an area they feed on the same food sources of the red fox, and then the red fox themselves. This “push” causes the red fox to enter into a cities limit boundaries and exposes the red fox to more viewing by the public.

Red Fox weight in between 7 to 15 pounds and the Grey Fox will come in from 7 to 13 pounds on average. Fox are opportunists in their feeding habits, which are comprised mostly of rabbits, mice, bird eggs, insects, and native fruits … but on occasion fawns, pigs, kids, lambs, small pets and poultry are also taken.

Mating in foxes normally occurs from mid-January to early February. Red foxes generally produce up to 9 pups. Gray foxes usually have up to 7 pups per litter. Red foxes may dig their own dens or use abandoned burrows of a woodchuck or badger. The same dens may be used for several generations. Gray foxes commonly use wood piles, rocky outcrops, hollow trees, or brush piles as den sites. Foxes use their urine and feces to mark their territories.

Fox are very susceptible to the contraction of canine distemper and rabies, and there have been recorded attacks on humans by fox with rabies. More and more encounters with fox are becoming commonplace inside the limits of cities, townships and municipalities. With these encounters, the chance encounter of coyotes will also increase. For these reasons, they should not be approached. People are advised to observe them from a safe distance only, and contact a wildlife control professional to remove them.

Reginald Murray, Oklahoma Widlife Control in Tulsa and Oklahoma City

If you have any wildlife , animal or bird concerns please give us a call . We promise to find the solution to eliminating your wildlife problems. Please visit Gainevillewildlifecontrol.com or, Jacksonville Wildlife Control animalcontrol-usa.com.

Consumers can also access professionals who service all wildlife, birds, animals, & bats in ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING .

The Wildlife Pro Network  in cooperation with the Wildlife Operators Forum will
be supporting the White Nose Bat Symposium being held tonight in Saratoga
Springs , NY which is part of the 13th Wildlife Damage Management Conference
tonight at 7 PM LIVE.

Tonight's conference will be hosted Live by Craig Coon , Adirondack Dundee and I
will be co-hosting from my own location here in Florida.The focus of tonight's
video cast is for us NWCO's to learn how we can collect summer roosting data and
provide it Academia and Researchers to help git a grip on the White Nose
Syndrome.

This groundbreaking first will hopefully set a standard and a bar for the
future. Connecting, the leaders of the industry to the members of the industry
to aid in protecting, studying, and preserving our nations urban wildlife.

You can find links to the live videocast at http://www.wildlifecontrol.tv,
http://wildlifepro.net and http://npwma.com or below here on Skinny Moose:



Hope many of you have a chance to listen in or ask questions via chat.

Visit THE WILDLIFE PRO NETWORK at: http://www.wildlifepro.net

Bats in Your Attic? Michigan Wildlife Control Company Offers Variety of Wildlife Control Services In the Greater Detroit Area, and all of South Eastern Michigan (Wayne,Monroe,Jackson,Lenawee Counties)

Romulus April 01, 2009 – A All Animal Control opened their first franchise location in Romulus Mi. on Wednesday April 01, 2009. A All Animal Control is a company that specializes in resolving problems between wildlife and people. If you have bats in your attic, moles in your lawn or skunks under your deck or any other wildlife related problems, A All Animal Control of Romulus Mi. can help. A All Animal Control opened for business in Michigan when it was apparent that urban and suburban sprawl led to more wildlife problems around people’s property. A All Animal Control services include removal or exclusion of wildlife such as raccoons, bats, squirrels, skunks, all kinds of birds, moles and more. President of A All Animal Control, Kay Ellis , said, “It makes my day when I can safely remove a family of raccoons or opossum from my client’s chimney without harming the raccoons or opossum, or causing damage to my client’s property. I am happy to help and it makes for interesting stories to share with my grand children and friends!”

A All Animal Control’s wildlife services are available to commercial and residential properties. A All Animal Control removes the problem animal, we will also follow through by deodorizing, cleaning of the animals waste,attic restoration,repairing the damage that the animal caused and we will prevent potential future problems. Our company guarantees that we will provide “The most gentle and complete wildlife services or it is Free!” Call Kay Ellis at 734-635-0904 for an appointment or more information.

Our Service Locations Include:

We Service All Of Jackson County, Michigan

Brooklyn, Cement City , Concord,Grass Lake, Hanover, Jackson, Parma, Springport

We Service All of Lenawee County , Michigan

Adrian, Hudson, Morenci, Tecumseh

We Service All Of Monroe County, Michigan
Luna Lapier, Milan, Monroe, Petersburg

We Service All Of Wayne County, Michigan

Allen Park,Belleville,Dearborn Heights,Dearborn,Detroit,Ecorse,Flat Rock,Garden City,Gibraltar,Grosse Pointe,Grosse Pointe Farms,Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods,Hamtramck,Harper Woods,Highland Park,Inkster, Lincoln Park, Livonia, Melvindale, Northville, Plymouth, River Rouge,Riverview, Rockwood, Romulus, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Wayne, Westland, Woodhaven, Wyandotte

Contact: Kay Ellis
Detroit@aallanimalcontrol.com
Romulus Mi 48174
Phone: 734-730-2283

Mystery Solved for Honey Bee Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)?
Robb Russell, Gainesville, Florida

Live Trapping Of Bees Is Earth Friendly. No Pesticides Ever used.

Great news came out of Spain this week that if correct may finally solve the mystery surrounding the disappearance of domesticated honey bees throughout the United States. Honey bees are a very significant contributor to most of all farmed goods in the United States since we rely on them to pollinate the crops harvested to feed this great nation.

Up until now this discovery and link to a parasite found in professional apiaries called Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia) the beekeepers and scientists have been fooled about its origin. As a fellow bee keeper I have long been concerned of whether or not we would ever have a cure for CCD.

Thanks to the efforts of a Spanish science team they have now isolated the parasite and were successful in eliminating this parasite. They were successful in treating the infected surviving under-populated colonies with the antibiotic drug, flumagillin and demonstrated complete recovery of all infected colonies.

For more info please READ THE ARTICLE

If you have a problem with bees swarming and want to have them removed . I personally recommend not hiring a pest control company that uses chemicals since we still have low populations of bees throughout the United States. Hire a beekeeper or a professional company that offers live bee removal. The professionals are trained to not only to resolve your Human-Bee Conflict but safely return the bees back to the environment using approved green methods. You can find Beekeepers and live honey bee trappers through our many web sites: wildlifecontrol.tv , honeybeeremovals.com and anytime animal control.

For those in North Central Florida I am always available for both consultation and removal of honey bees in Alachua, Baker, Columbia, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Madison, Marion, Suwanee and Union counties. Some of these cities and towns but not all of them are: Lake City, Fort White, Watertown, Five Points, Lake Butler, Raiford, Worthington Springs,Glen St. Mary, Macclenny, Alachua, Archer, Gainesville,Hawthorne, High Springs, LaCrosse, Micanopy, Newberry, Waldo, Jonesville, Haile Plantation, Bell, Fanning Springs, Trenton,Jasper, Jennings, White Springs,Branford, Live Oak, O’Brien, McAlpin, Wellborn, Mayo.

Robb Russell
Anytime Animal Control of Florida
gainesvillewildliferemoval.com
386-454-7474