Game and Fish was searching for the fox Wednesday afternoon at the monument, about 120 miles southeast of Tucson. Source: Arizona Daily Star
Residents concerned over sewage water, mice infestation in Chatham Hills Apartments (via WRSP)
Chatham Hills resident Andrew Dean plays baseball for the University of Illinois Springfield and was out of town this weekend when he received an unexpected call. Source: WRSP
When hiking or handling outdoor chores, beware of ticks (via r20.rs6.net)
Karyn Thornton, a physician assistant with Mineral Community Hospital in Superior, said it is typical to start Seeing tick bites in the emergency room about this time of year. Source: r20.rs6.net
Increase in ticks calls for Easter egg hunt checks (via Beth Ward, Naomi Wilson, Ryan Trowbridge)
As you get ready for your Easter egg hunt this weekend, you may want to clear your yard of all those leaves that have collected over the winter. Source: Beth Ward, Naomi Wilson, Ryan Trowbridge
Ticks already? Warmer weather means the parasites present themselves (via lohud.com)
Warmer weather means ticks are once again being found in the Hudson Valley. Source: lohud.com
Pet owners, beware of ticks coming out early in the year (via KFOX)
(Warning: pictures in this article may be graphic to some)Ticks are becoming a big problem among Borderland pets. Loretta Hyde with the Animal Rescue League of El Paso said the shelter’s exterminator has been getting an increase in calls about ticks. Source: KFOX
Mosquito warning as temperatures rise (via Golden State Newspapers)
Recent rains and warmer weather have county officials on high alert for mosquito activity. Source: Golden State Newspapers
DHEC: Submitting dead birds can help track West Nile virus in SC (via Dal Kalsi)
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is asking residents to send dead birds to their local DHEC offices to help officials track the West Nile virus. Source: Dal Kalsi
Destructive beetle found in Albany Pine Bush Preserve (via New York Post)
ALBANY, N.Y. New York environmental officials say a beetle that poses a significant threat to pine forests has been found in Albany, the farthest north it has been detected in the Northeast. Source: New York Post
Colorado Seeing rise in rabid skunks (via Fox News)
The state of Colorado has Seen what’s been described as an “unprecedented” increase in rabid skunks. Source: Fox News
