Raccoon in Tree (IMAGE)

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

Raccoon in Tree

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Raccoon were among the larger-bodied animals with slower lives and more sparse populations. They were less likely to infect ticks with Lyme disease, babesiosis, and anaplasmosis.

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Barry Haydasz

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