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Rabbits, hares and pikas belong to a family of animals called “Lagomorphs” or order Lagomorpha. Rabbits and hares belong to the family Leporidae and pikas belong to the family Ochotonidae. While rabbits and hares have long ears, a short tail and very strong hind limbs that give them that characteristic bounding motion, pikas are smaller, have shorter, rounded ears, no external tail to speak of and smaller hind limbs that give them more of a scampering motion. Lagomorphs are small to medium-sized herbivores that tend to live underground. At one time, they were included in the Order Rodentia since both orders possess a set of incisors that grow throughout their lives. However, lagomorphs also have a second pair of incisors that are set directly behind the growing pair in the upper jaw. This trait is specific to lagomorphs. Now, thanks to species gene coding, we know that these two orders have very distinct and separate evolutionary histories. Rabbits are an important part of the ecosystems that they inhabit. Without them, many prey animals wouldn’t survive. This disease could kill off a necessary food source for coyotes, hawks, eagles, bears and other prey animals. You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Show Notes: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/fs-rhdv2.pdf https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-health/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/disease/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/vet/RHDV.htm https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/RabbitHemorrhagicDisease.aspx https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/diseases/rabbit-hemorrhagic/ https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1297-9716-43-12 https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/rabbit_hemorrhagic_disease.pdf https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13567-015-0245-5#:~:text=RHDV%20is%20a%20non%2Denveloped,capsid%20subunit%2C%20the%20VP60%20protein. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9541616/ a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease#:~:text=Viral%20haemorrhagic%20disease%20(or%20rabbit,and%20faeces%20from%20infected%20rabbits" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

Rabbits, hares and pikas belong to a family of animals called “Lagomorphs” or order Lagomorpha. Rabbits and hares belong to the family Leporidae and pikas belong to the family Ochotonidae.
While rabbits and hares have long ears, a short tail and very strong hind limbs that give them that characteristic bounding motion, pikas are smaller, have shorter, rounded ears, no external tail to speak of and smaller hind limbs that give them more of a scampering motion.
Lagomorphs are small to medium-sized herbivores that tend to live underground. At one time, they were included in the Order Rodentia since both orders possess a set of incisors that grow throughout their lives. However, lagomorphs also have a second pair of incisors that are set directly behind the growing pair in the upper jaw. This trait is specific to lagomorphs.
Now, thanks to species gene coding, we know that these two orders have very distinct and separate evolutionary histories.
Rabbits are an important part of the ecosystems that they inhabit. Without them, many prey animals wouldn’t survive. This disease could kill off a necessary food source for coyotes, hawks, eagles, bears and other prey animals.
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Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Show Notes:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/fs-rhdv2.pdf
https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-health/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease
https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/disease/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/vet/RHDV.htm
https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/RabbitHemorrhagicDisease.aspx
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/diseases/rabbit-hemorrhagic/
https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1297-9716-43-12
https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/rabbit_hemorrhagic_disease.pdf
https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13567-015-0245-5#:~:text=RHDV%20is%20a%20non%2Denveloped,capsid%20subunit%2C%20the%20VP60%20protein.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9541616/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease#:~:text=Viral%20haemorrhagic%20disease%20(or%20rabbit,and%20faeces%20from%20infected%20rabbits.
https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1297-9716-43-12#:~:text=Transmission%20of%20RHDV%20may%20occur,vector%2Dborne%20transmission%20by%20scavenging
https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/rabbit_hemorrhagic_disease.pdf
https://veterinaryresearch.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1297-9716-43-12
https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/diseases/rabbit-hemorrhagic/
https://datcp.wi.gov/Pages/Programs_Services/RabbitHemorrhagicDisease.aspx
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/vet/RHDV.htm
https://cwhl.vet.cornell.edu/disease/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease
https://www.avma.org/resources-tools/animal-health-and-welfare/animal-health/rabbit-hemorrhagic-disease
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/fs-rhdv2.pdf
https://www.britannica.com/animal/lagomorph
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For hundreds of years, man has been the greatest destroyer of the planet. As the highest being on the food chain, our impact on the environment is the greatest contributor to the loss of species worldwide. Breeding grounds are being destroyed and access to resources is diminishing due to industrial and residential development, logging, crop farming, livestock grazing, mining, road and dam building and pesticide use. All of this in the name of progress. This topic is one that really hits me where I live. Nothing angers me more than a chemical spill that kills countless animals and has long lasting effects on their habitats. I’m going to talk about three instances where greed, human error and indifference caused permanent damage to huge swaths of land and ocean. I’m going to talk about the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Chernobyl nuclear incident and the Palestine, Ohio train derailment. These aren’t the only three chemical spills that have ruined countless miles of habitat and cost thousands of animals their lives, but these are hallmarks of what can happen when companies and their employees cut corners and refuse to follow the rules. Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to! I also have a dedicated email for Cause of Death, you can reach me at jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod Greed and Avarice: The Story of Chemical Spills and Wildlife Show Notes: https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/nwep16b.htm https://www.alleycat.org/resources/humans-the-number-one-threat-to-wildlife/ https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals/special_issues/Species_conservation https://www.onekindplanet.org/man-made-disasters-animals/ https://bsed.org.in/effect-of-man-made-hazard-on-wildlife-and-aquatic-life/ https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/historical-achievements/animals-in-disasters https://www.animal-ethics.org/animals-natural-disasters/ https://earth.org/ohio-trail-derailment/ https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2023/03/ohio-train-derailment-health-impacts-air-pollution/ https://www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-2023-East-Palestine-Ohio-Train-Disaster a href="https://prismreports.org/2023/03/09/why-east-palestine-train-derailment-environmental-impacts-unclear/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer...

For hundreds of years, man has been the greatest destroyer of the planet. As the highest being on the food chain, our impact on the environment is the greatest contributor to the loss of species worldwide.
Breeding grounds are being destroyed and access to resources is diminishing due to industrial and residential development, logging, crop farming, livestock grazing, mining, road and dam building and pesticide use.
All of this in the name of progress.
This topic is one that really hits me where I live. Nothing angers me more than a chemical spill that kills countless animals and has long lasting effects on their habitats.
I’m going to talk about three instances where greed, human error and indifference caused permanent damage to huge swaths of land and ocean.
I’m going to talk about the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Chernobyl nuclear incident and the Palestine, Ohio train derailment. These aren’t the only three chemical spills that have ruined countless miles of habitat and cost thousands of animals their lives, but these are hallmarks of what can happen when companies and their employees cut corners and refuse to follow the rules. Contact me at the website: www.causeofdeath100secs.net
Check it out, leave a review, leave me a voicemail or an email. Look at the blog posts. Join my mailing list. There are so many ways to interact with me on that site that there’s no excuse not to!
I also have a dedicated email for Cause of Death, you can reach me at jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net.
Link Tree: https://www.linktr.ee.com/CauseofDeathpod
Greed and Avarice: The Story of Chemical Spills and Wildlife Show Notes:
https://nhpbs.org/natureworks/nwep16b.htm
https://www.alleycat.org/resources/humans-the-number-one-threat-to-wildlife/
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/animals/special_issues/Species_conservation
https://www.onekindplanet.org/man-made-disasters-animals/
https://bsed.org.in/effect-of-man-made-hazard-on-wildlife-and-aquatic-life/
https://www.worldanimalprotection.org/historical-achievements/animals-in-disasters
https://www.animal-ethics.org/animals-natural-disasters/
https://earth.org/ohio-trail-derailment/
https://cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2023/03/ohio-train-derailment-health-impacts-air-pollution/
https://www.pennfuture.org/Blog-Item-2023-East-Palestine-Ohio-Train-Disaster
https://prismreports.org/2023/03/09/why-east-palestine-train-derailment-environmental-impacts-unclear/
https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/environmental-disasters-affect-ecosystems-ohio-train-derailment-affect/story?id=97493398
https://winknews.com/2023/02/20/the-lasting-environmental-impact-of-the-ohio-train-derailment/
https://www-pub.iaea.org/mtcd/publications/pdf/pub1239_web.pdf
https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/sciencebites/chapter/the-lingering-effects-of-the-chernobyl-disaster/
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2016/581972/EPRS_BRI(2016)581972_EN.pdf
https://www.greenfacts.org/en/chernobyl/l-3/3-chernobyl-environment.htm#0p0
https://www.bfs.de/EN/topics/ion/accident-management/emergency/chernobyl/environmental-consequences.html#:~:text=The%20accident%20at%20the%20Chernobyl,the%20environment%20are%20still%20exposed.
https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/OilSpills_Wildlife.pdf
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/10/oil-spill-environment-ocean/
https://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oil-and-chemical-spills/oil-spills/how-oil-harms-animals-and-plants-marine-environments.html
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/spills/#:~:text=The%20release%20of%20oil%20and,resources%20in%20the%20food%20chain.
https://darrp.noaa.gov/oil-spills/exxon-valdez
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30718022/#:~:text=Abstract,likely%20death%20of%20small%20mammals.
https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2022/scientists-cant-agree-about-chernobyls-impact-wildlife
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265931X17309347
https://www.history.com/topics/1980s/exxon-valdez-oil-spill
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/23/1158972561/east-palestine-train

Who’s Who Outside of the Zoo has begun! Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty. Here we are in Season Six. This season is dedicated to wildlife disease and conservation. I’ve been trying to keep seasons at about 8 episodes, but this one may run a little longer. There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to wildlife disease and conservation and the way that they come together. I’ll be introducing some things that we haven’t talked about previously. Many of the diseases of wildlife are obscure and though the symptoms may sound like a virus or a bacterial infection, they could be something completely different. This brings us to today’s episode. Chronic Wasting Disease in cervids. It’s caused by an organism that we haven’t talked about before. It’s a prion. I’m the first to admit that I’m terrified of prions. They’re unpredictable, they’re incurable and they’re fatal. The worst thing about them is that they take years to manifest, so you don’t know you have one until it’s too late to do much about it. Sound terrifying? Keep listening! I’m going to be doing a special 100 Seconds to Midnight episode in Season 7. I’d like those of you who had experiences growing up during the Cold War to talk about those experiences. If you’d like to be a guest on the show, I can arrange that. If you’d rather just write your stories and send them in, that’s fine, too. I can read them. These stories are important, and they need to be heard. Please participate if you can. You can reach me on the website at http://www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at mailto:Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net. My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod CWD Show Notes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5874178/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877840/ https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/transmission.html#:~:text=Scientists%20believe%20CWD%20proteins%20(prions,of%20soil%2C%20food%20or%20water. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7173489/#:~:text=Finally%2C%20we%20discuss%20prions.,properties%20of%20size%20and%20infectiousness. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prion-diseases https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prion-diseases https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/ https://www.doi.gov/ocl/chronic-wasting-disease https://www.nps.gov/articles/cwd.htm https://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/health_program/chronic_wasting/ https://wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news-bulletin/december-2017/what-hunters-can-do-stop-chronic-wasting-disease https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/ https://www.deerfriendly.com/deer-disease/chronic-wasting-disease/possible-origins-of-chronic-wasting-disease https://cwd-info.org/cwd-overview/ https://cwd-info.org/timeline/ https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/nwrc/sa_spotlight/accomplishments_chronic_wasting_disease https://wildlife.tamu.edu/cwdhistory/ https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/occurrence.html https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443906002201 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fviro.2023.1055487/full https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01091-19 https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-causes-chronic-wasting-disease https://cwd-info.org/recommendations-for-hunters/ https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733407/DEFRA_QRA_TSE_in_cervids_June2018_v1.pdf https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G5JCz8MAAAAJ&hl=en https://www.kunc.org/science/2019-04-24/bent-out-of-shape-part-3-a-complicated-turn-of-events https://pagosadailypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/18-Prion-Research-Letter.pdf https://www.drovers.com/news/burning-might-help-prevent-cwd-transmission https://arssymposium.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2013_USDA_ARS_V-Hoover.pdf...

Who’s Who Outside of the Zoo has begun!
Hello and welcome to Cause of Death – 100 Seconds to Midnight. I’m your host, Jackie Moranty.
Here we are in Season Six. This season is dedicated to wildlife disease and conservation.
I’ve been trying to keep seasons at about 8 episodes, but this one may run a little longer. There’s a lot to talk about when it comes to wildlife disease and conservation and the way that they come together.
I’ll be introducing some things that we haven’t talked about previously. Many of the diseases of wildlife are obscure and though the symptoms may sound like a virus or a bacterial infection, they could be something completely different.
This brings us to today’s episode.
Chronic Wasting Disease in cervids. It’s caused by an organism that we haven’t talked about before. It’s a prion.
I’m the first to admit that I’m terrified of prions. They’re unpredictable, they’re incurable and they’re fatal. The worst thing about them is that they take years to manifest, so you don’t know you have one until it’s too late to do much about it.
Sound terrifying? Keep listening!
I’m going to be doing a special 100 Seconds to Midnight episode in Season 7. I’d like those of you who had experiences growing up during the Cold War to talk about those experiences.
If you’d like to be a guest on the show, I can arrange that. If you’d rather just write your stories and send them in, that’s fine, too. I can read them.
These stories are important, and they need to be heard. Please participate if you can.
You can reach me on the website at www.causeofdeath100secs.net or you can email me at Jackie@causeofdeath100secs.net.
My Link Tree can be found at: https://linktr.ee/CauseofDeathpod
CWD Show Notes:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5874178/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877840/
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/transmission.html#:~:text=Scientists%20believe%20CWD%20proteins%20(prions,of%20soil%2C%20food%20or%20water.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7173489/#:~:text=Finally%2C%20we%20discuss%20prions.,properties%20of%20size%20and%20infectiousness.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prion-diseases
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/prion-diseases
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/
https://www.doi.gov/ocl/chronic-wasting-disease
https://www.nps.gov/articles/cwd.htm
https://www.dfw.state.or.us/wildlife/health_program/chronic_wasting/
https://wildlifemanagement.institute/outdoor-news-bulletin/december-2017/what-hunters-can-do-stop-chronic-wasting-disease
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-prion-specifica/
https://www.deerfriendly.com/deer-disease/chronic-wasting-disease/possible-origins-of-chronic-wasting-disease
https://cwd-info.org/cwd-overview/
https://cwd-info.org/timeline/
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/wildlifedamage/programs/nwrc/sa_spotlight/accomplishments_chronic_wasting_disease
https://wildlife.tamu.edu/cwdhistory/
https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cwd/occurrence.html
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0925443906002201
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fviro.2023.1055487/full
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mBio.01091-19
https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/what-causes-chronic-wasting-disease
https://cwd-info.org/recommendations-for-hunters/
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/733407/DEFRA_QRA_TSE_in_cervids_June2018_v1.pdf
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=G5JCz8MAAAAJ&hl=en
https://www.kunc.org/science/2019-04-24/bent-out-of-shape-part-3-a-complicated-turn-of-events
https://pagosadailypost.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/18-Prion-Research-Letter.pdf
https://www.drovers.com/news/burning-might-help-prevent-cwd-transmission
https://arssymposium.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/2013_USDA_ARS_V-Hoover.pdf
https://journals.plos.org/ploson