RHD2 Deceased ferals in Edmonton AB
Deceased
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Location
Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Notes
northwest Edmonton, unofficial location colony near St. Albert Trail
Date Sighted
October 7, 2021
Rabbits
50 domestic rabbits
Appearance
3 deceased feral rabbits tested positive for RHDV2; 50 feral rabbits in one colony died during last 2 weeks of September 2021
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Feral
RHDV confirmed
Notes
“ in late September 2021, Edmonton Animal Protection staff received three dead young bunnies from a group of feral domestic rabbits in northwest Edmonton. The city staff members submitted the rabbits to a veterinarian for post mortem. On October 7, 2021 we received notice that RHD was confirmed in all three rabbits. Subsequent enquiry revealed that ~50 feral rabbits at this site disappeared/died in late September 2021. Very few live rabbits are left.”