Rabid fox in the News

[TooOld2Hike_EP]

While searching online for more info about the dead backpacker that @BiFrost found, I tripped across this recent story about a rabid fox attacking hikers on the Hugh Norris Trail in Saguaro National Park West. (Near Tucson.)

[LindaAnn]

@TooOld2Hike_qm
Kelly and I had to reroute our hike around the closure area last week. We were not concerned. There actually was a game warden out looking for the fox. It’s been about 8-10 days since it was attacking people, so whether the warden got it, or it succumbed to the rabies, it’s dead by now.

There was a rabid coyote in someone’s backyard not far from there a few weeks prior, so there might be an ongoing outbreak.

[TooOld2Hike_EP]

@LindaAnn
The story says that the rabid fox has been killed.

[LindaAnn]

@TooOld2Hike_qm
That’s good. I don’t open links, so didn’t read the article. Hopefully it didn’t infect too many other animals before they killed it.

[TooOld2Hike_EP]

A popular Influencer (who is trying to Thru-Hike the AZT late, and trying to take care of her 6 mo old baby along the way via zeros) posted a video the other day about her encounter with a rabid skunk and a rabid fox at the 150-ish mile mark.

Here's Game & Fish about it.

Two other recent hits about rabies on the AZT from a quick search.

https://aztrail.org/rabies-incidents-on ... n-arizona/
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/lo ... 634839007/

[azbackpackr]

@TooOld2Hike_EP
What's her name? I follow one of the AZT pages, haven't seen much lately about rabid animals. Heard about it earlier this spring/late winter, mostly to the south end of the trail. So many people seem to have started late this year. Sounds miserable.

[TooOld2Hike_EP]

Dixie Wanderlust is her channel.

[xsproutx]

Yeh, she's collecting all the 2025 adventures, even picked up the noro

[chumley]

@xsproutx
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