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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.)

@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.

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

@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.

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/

@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.

Dixie Wanderlust is her channel.

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

@xsproutx
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