Monitoring peccaries in Brazil benefits wildlife, local communities and food security
Monday, March 28, 2011 - 09:50
in Biology & Nature
Veterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society and the State Institute of Animal Health (IAGRO) in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil have conducted one of the first health assessments of white-lipped peccaries (medium-sized pig-like animals) in Brazil's Pantanal. The study was an effort to gauge the impact of Leptospirosis - a zoonotic bacteria that affects a wide range of animals as well as humans - on wildlife and livestock...
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