Ponies of Chincoteague

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Ponies of Chincoteague

Postby Koolkat » Sun Dec 30, 2018 7:14 pm

Interesting story about climate change and the affect on these ponies. Has anyone seen this locally in dogs or horses?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/on-an ... spartandhp

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Re: Ponies of Chincoteague

Postby heddylamar » Mon Dec 31, 2018 12:19 pm

I've been following this in WaPo. I wish they were heavier on the details (swamp cancer?) and lighter on the hyperbole so we could get a better sense of what this disease/infection looks like.

It's particularly worrisome right now because Maryland is in the midst of a wet season. There has been so much rain the past 1-2 months that our normally dry pastures are ankle deep mud and standing water. There's never standing water, even after a hurricane.

What sort of nasty bug is lurking in all that wet?


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