------ Forwarded Message From: Regina Alvarez <ralva...@centralparknyc.org> Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:26:04 -0500 To: Regina Alvarez <ralva...@centralparknyc.org> Subject: Advisory!
Hello All - As I am sure many of you have heard by now, there have been three confirmed cases of rabies in raccoons in Central Park, two of them within the last couple of weeks. I am attaching the official press release from the Department of Health to this email as a Word document. Please feel free to share this with others. We are posting signs around the park letting the public know what is going on. I have attached that sign as a PDF to this email also in case you want to see what it looks like. No one was injured from these three raccoons but it is advised that people stay away from raccoons, skunks, bats, stray dogs and cats and other wild animals that can carry rabies. It is also advised that everyone keep their dogs on a leash. DOH is monitoring the situation and all dead raccoons that Central Park staff find are being sent for testing. Please read the press release for further information and feel free to call me (212 988 9026) or Neil Calvanese (212 628 1036 X13) if you have any questions. Regina Regina V. Alvarez Director of Horticulture and Woodland Management Central Park Conservancy 14 East 60th Street New York City, NY 10022 212-988-9026 ------ End of Forwarded Message -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES Archives: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/nysbirds-l@cornell.edu/maillist.html 2) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
