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Police Rescue Bald Eagle In Philly Suburbs Police Rescue Bald Eagle In Philly Suburbs
Police Rescue Bald Eagle In Philly Suburbs Officials in Bensalem were called to an apartment complex to assist an injured bird on Thursday, Sept. 21, and arrived to find a bald eagle, say township police.  The department's animal control officer safely captured the eagle from the Courtyards at Bensalem on Hulmeville Road and turned the bird over to the Aark Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center in Chalfont, authorities said.  The eagle is "suffering from an unknown injury" and will undergo treatment and disease screening at the Aark, they said.  A similar episode played out in Solebury Township in May, wh…

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Nearly Half Of White Tail Deer Tested In PA Showed Antibodies For COVID-19 Nearly Half Of White Tail Deer Tested In PA Showed Antibodies For COVID-19
Nearly Half Of White Tail Deer Tested In PA Showed Antibodies For Covid-19 A recent study of white-tailed deer showed 44 percent of animals tested had antibodies for COVID-19. "Widespread human SARS-CoV-2 infections combined with human-wildlife interactions create the potential for reverse zoonosis from humans to wildlife," the abstract for the pre-print of the study said.  The scientist studied 500 deer in several northeast and Midwest states between Jan. 2020 and March 2021. "We targeted white-tailed deer...based on evidence these deer have ACE2 receptors with high affinity for SARS-CoV-2, are permissive to infection, exhibit sustained viral shedding, can …

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by Daily Voice Staff