Irene McC
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- CPT, South Africa
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- Location
- Central Ohio, USA
- Name
- Andrew
Irene McC
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- CPT, South Africa
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- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
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- John ...
I've been directly involved with hand feeding baby seals (Adelaide zoo).
Trust me, those tiny little teeth are a lot bigger when they are right next to your fingers!
Irene McC
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- CPT, South Africa
I believe that! Currently a rabies outbreak has been detected in seals along the local coastline, and besides their sharp teeth and obvious danger of injury, the rabies warning has gone out among communities here
Irene McC
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- CPT, South Africa
tonyturley
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- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
Rabies has long been a problem among the raccoon population in the eastern US. My state participates in a program that distributes baits laced with oral rabies vaccine through a wide swatch of the state SW to NE. The distribution is done both by airdrops and by ground teams, and has been effective in limiting the spread of the disease.
Irene McC
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- CPT, South Africa
That is fascinating and a novel manner in which to curb the spread
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
In fact, that's how Switzerland got rid of rabies decades ago; still, a very convincing method!
M.
tonyturley
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- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
My state started the practice decades ago, and it continues to this day. The original epidemic began when a hunting club drove to the southern US and brought back a van full of captive - and infected - raccoons, and released them into the forests not far from our border with Pennsylvania. The disease spread like wildfire through the indigenous wildlife of the mid-Atlantic US, and it took a long time to stem the epidemic. Rabid animals still pop up from time to time, but the worst seems to be behind us.
- Location
- Minnesota
- Name
- Chris
Irene McC
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- CPT, South Africa
- Location
- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
- Name
- John ...
We have those signs in various states of Australia too, Matt.
Apart from mindless bureaucracy, I have never been able to understand why.
- Location
- Central Ohio, USA
- Name
- Andrew
- Location
- Switzerland
- Name
- Matt
Safety reasons, obviously. It was the driver who was doing the wrong thing, right in front of the sign. Precious.
M.
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- Beaumaris, Melbourne, Australia
- Name
- John ...
In about 7/8ths of Australia (or more), it is normal to park nose in. In some select places, this is forbidden. After a lifetime of driving and observing this requirement, I'm yet to notice anything that makes reverse parking (nose facing outward) either safer or not.
Hence my comment.
Regardless, the driver should obey the signage.
- Location
- Land of the Finns
- Name
- Marko
tonyturley
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- Location
- Scott Depot, WV, USA
- Name
- Tony
That is interesting, because here in the US we often like to back into parking spaces, but I have seen signs in various places that say "Head in parking only." Beats me why that is the case.
