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She stresses that the City of Riverton requires a current rabies vaccination from a licensed veterinarian as well as a city dog license.

Public health officials say 13 people were treated for rabies as a precautionary measure, and there is no early indication that anyone was bitten.

SHIRLEY BASIN, Wyo. (AP) — Researchers are studying the population of bats in the Shirley Basin ahead of a wind project to provide energy to a million homes. The Associated Press reports that zoologists Doug Keinath and Ian Abernethy are collecting bats to determine the species of bats living in the area...

SHERIDAN, Wyo. (AP) — Managers on the Bighorn National Forest are reminding the public of a ban against entering caves in the forest to protect bats from contracting a disease that's killed millions of bats elsewhere in the country.   Regional Forester Dan Jirón recently extended an order that bars entering caves or abandoned mines in national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Wyoming, South Dak

ATLANTA (AP) — For the first time, scientists have evidence of flu in bats. U.S. health officials say they found genetic fragments of a never-before-seen virus in some Guatemalan bats. Flu bugs are common in humans, birds, pigs and a variety of other animals, but this is the first time one has been documented in these winged mammals...