Bat tests certain for rabies in Jasper National Park

A bat has tested certain for rabies in Jasper National Park, according to Alberta Health Services and Parks Canada.

AHS said a hiker reported a bat on a Valley of Five Lakes trail, only south of Jasper, final weekend.

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Parks Canada staff investigated and prisoner a bat.

A series of bats, and spasmodic other mammals, exam certain for rabies in Alberta each year. Officials advise that animals working scarcely or out of impression might be rabies carriers.

Article source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/bat-rabies-jasper-1.4757341?cmp=rss