Squirrels, rats and
other wild animals spread this when they urinate outside.
Not exact matches
Marine farming offers a partial solution but comes with its own barrel of worms: Farmed fish tend to be more prone to diseases which
spread to
wild stocks; virtually all farmed fish are carnivores and therefore need to be fed on
other fish; and farming of some
animals, such as shrimp, can lead to massive changes in nitrogen levels, damaging the surrounding ecology.
No matter their size,
wild cats play an important role in keeping
other species in check, including herbivores that could rapidly deplete plant ecosystems and sick
animals that may
spread diseases.
Together with his team, Parrish is showing in detail how those viruses jumped into and
spread between dogs and how they sometimes infect
other animals — including cats and
wild species such as raccoons and foxes.
Wild animals and rodents are the natural source, but dogs and
other domestic
animals spread the disease too.