Bee Vaccine (1 Viewer)

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

 

[Optimus Prime]

Now koalas
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Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales.

The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a widespread disease that causes blindness, infertility and death.

“It’s killing koalas because they become so sick they can’t climb trees to get food, or escape predators, and females can become infertile,” said Samuel Phillips, a microbiologist at the University of the Sunshine Coast who helped to develop the vaccine.

The scientists’ initial goal is to catch, vaccinate and monitor around half of the koala population in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales — that means vaccinating around 50 animals…….

Koalas are dying from chlamydia. A new vaccine effort is trying to save them

Australian scientists have begun vaccinating wild koalas against chlamydia in an ambitious field trial in New South Wales. The aim is to test a method for protecting the beloved marsupials against a widespread disease that causes blindness, infertility and death.

apnews.com

 

[Optimus Prime]

Squirrels
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Red squirrels will soon disappear from Englandunless the government funds a vaccine against squirrelpox, one of the biggest groups set up to protect the species has warned.

Conservationists say the English population of non-native grey squirrels has exploded this year, triggered by warmer winters which enable mating pairs to feed and breed all year round, and estimate that 70% are carrying squirrelpox, a virus which is lethal only to red squirrels.

“We’re facing a huge surge of grey squirrels,” said Robert Benson, founder of Penrith and District Red Squirrel Group, which covers 600 square miles of Cumbria.…..

Red squirrels ‘to vanish from England’ unless vaccine against squirrelpox funded

Conservation group warns species threatened by exploding populations of grey squirrels who carry lethal virus

www.theguardian.com

 

[tjharris]

I just want to know who the hell is going to be giving the shots to all those bees?!

I wanna see this bee syringe

 

[Nisey55]

Koalas with chlamydia, squirrel pox, monkey pox
Just get Trojan on the scene with some new designs.

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Koalas with chlamydia, squirrel pox, monkey pox
Just get Trojan on the scene with some new designs.

“Hey squirrelfriend, sure you want to get nuts, but don’t lose your life over it”

Copy writes itself

 

[Madmarsha]

Didn't help poor little Peanut

 

[Eeyore]

Obligatory

 

[Dago]