Bunny ebola’ burning through rabbit populations across US. Why experts are worried......

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Highly infectious and nearly always fatal, “bunny ebola” is spreading fast across the Southwest, killing wild and domestic rabbits alike in at least seven states, wildlife officials say.
Rabbit hemorrhagic disease, or RHDV2, isn’t actually related to the Ebola virus, but has earned the name among some animal experts due to similar deadly symptoms, including severe internal bleeding and eventual organ failure, The Cut reported.
“We still have no idea where it originated,” Ralph Zimmerman, New Mexico state veterinarian, told the Cut. “It’s snowballed and moved like mad.”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bunny-ebola-burning-rabbit-populations-233246674.html

(This is so sad :()
 

Nooooo! Say it ain’t so!!!😩
I love bunnies. We used to have lots of rabbits and then they dwindled down some. Maybe this is what happened here. It was a definite difference in population.

Anyway this year both my husband and I have noticed and commented on the rabbit population. This year we’ve seen lots.

We had one rabbit that used to come in our backyard every morning and eat our grass and dandelions. It heard the dogs barking who often chased it and sat opposite the cat on our property staring each other down. It’s too big for our cat to take , nor has she the desire , but it’s disappeared . I used to talk to it through the window and I know it heard me. I really hope this isn’t what got it . How sad.
 
We still have lots of em here near me....the article said mostly the Southwest which is Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, California and Utah.
 
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