The Marin Humane Society Animal Services Department handles all calls involving sick, injured, dead or rabies-suspect wildlife. Please call 415.883.4621 to report wildlife in distress.
Living with Raccoons
Living with Opossums
Living with Deer
Living with Skunks
Living with Mountain Lions
Living with Coyotes
WildCare
The Marine Mammal Center
Audubon Canyon Ranch
California Department of Fish and Game
Familiarity with zoonotic diseases (diseases transmitted from animals to humans) is important for everyone, regardless of whether you have animals. It is important to understand the symptoms, and why and how certain diseases are transferred from animals to humans. Whether you are an avid hiker, cat enthusiast or have a green thumb, zoonotic diseases can be contracted in a variety of ways.
Some common Zoonotic Diseases include:
- Rabies
- West Nile Virus
- Leptosperosis
- Salmonella
- E coli
- Monkeypox
- Mad Cow
- Newcastle
- Mange
- Psittacosis
For more information on zoonotic diseases, including West Nile Virus, please visit the links listed below:
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