Posted on Aug 3, 2021
Chipmunks test positive for plague near Lake Tahoe
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A beach on Lake Tahoe has been closed after local chipmunks tested positive for the plague, according to reports.
El Dorado County officials said the Taylor Creek Visitor Center on Lake Tahoe’s Kiva Beach would be closed temporarily following chipmunks were found to have the plague.
Carla Hass, a spokesperson for local authorities, said the animals had not come into contact with any humans, according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
El Dorado County officials said the Taylor Creek Visitor Center on Lake Tahoe’s Kiva Beach would be closed temporarily following chipmunks were found to have the plague.
Carla Hass, a spokesperson for local authorities, said the animals had not come into contact with any humans, according to the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
Chipmunks test positive for plague near Lake Tahoe
Posted from independent.co.uk
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It's always a problem. People feed the wildlife, they lose their fear of humans and then come too close
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Chipmunks on/around FT Hunter-Liggett have been known to carry fleas with Plague. And yet, year after year this would be briefed to Soldiers coming in for exercises....and year after year we would find Soldiers feeding the damn things.
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