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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: "World's Rarest Dog" Could Be Saved With Rabies Vaccine


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A combination of close monitoring and limited vaccination can protect Ethiopian wolves and other canine species from deadly diseases such as rabies, new research suggests. Only about 500 Ethiopian wolves—the world's rarest canine—remain in the wild.

Photograph by Claudio Sillero/ EWCP/courtesy Wildlife Conservation Network