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Other Activities => Trapping => Topic started by: Humptulips on December 26, 2020, 01:02:36 AM

Title: COVID in Oregon mink
Post by: Humptulips on December 26, 2020, 01:02:36 AM: https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Mink-caught-outside-Oregon-farm-tests-positive-15827863.php
Title: Re: COVID in Oregon mink
Post by: HighlandLofts on December 30, 2020, 10:41:20 AM: And the wolves have covid.
The crows have covid.
Cats have covid.
The ocean is full of covid.
Mice have covid.

Yet I personally don't know any one who actually got sick with covid.
I call BS on this.
Title: Re: COVID in Oregon mink
Post by: Humptulips on December 30, 2020, 09:28:38 PM: I posted it not to scare people but because of the possible effects on the fur market. We've known for a while mink have been getting it in the fur farms. Also there has been a question, what if it gets into the wild population ?
This article says the confined mink got over the COVID. It also says escaped mink have it.
My conclusion, wild mink are going to get it but they will likely get over it.
Thought that might be of interest to trappers.
Title: Re: COVID in Oregon mink
Post by: Platensek-po on December 30, 2020, 09:40:25 PM: Certainly is interesting. Also introduces the possibility of reservoirs for the virus in our wildlife. Then having mutated strains come back to bite us. Saw that the mink in Denmark? Also had corona.
Title: Re: COVID in Oregon mink
Post by: DishBogget on January 01, 2021, 09:36:40 AM: Sure hope it doesn’t get into the wild population. That’s been one of my bigger fears although I supposed it’s inevitable

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Title: Re: COVID in Oregon mink
Post by: nopretext on January 01, 2021, 09:48:58 AM: Quote from: Platensek-po on December 30, 2020, 09:40:25 PM
Certainly is interesting. Also introduces the possibility of reservoirs for the virus in our wildlife. Then having mutated strains come back to bite us. Saw that the mink in Denmark? Also had corona.
Yeah, it was Denmark. Denmark ordered a cull of all farm mink in response, which is... well, one way to solve the problem. I think I heard Utah has been having a lot of issues with fur farms and COVID as well but don’t quote me on that.