Colcannon and champ. Potatoes transformed the Irish diet when they were introduced from the New World in the late 16th century. Irelandâs population boomed with this cheap and plentiful food source, but was later decimated, in the 19th century, when the potato harvests were hit by blight.
The legalities of wildlife rehabilitation. All mammals and reptiles are protected by state laws, and state permits are required to rehabilitate them. Note: Rabies Vector Species in NC are raccoon, fox, bat, skunk and coyote... and currently cannot be rehabilitated by anyone in NC. Some amphibians and fish are protected by state laws.
Rabies Cause, Transmission of Rabies. Rabies Cause. Rabies virus is in the Rhabdoviridae family. The virus cannot live outside its host's body for more than a couple of seconds, but live virus has been found in animals that have been dead as long as 48 hours. Rabies usually is transmitted through infected saliva as a result of a bite from an infected animal. Rarely, it is transmitted by viral contamination of a fresh wound, through a scratch, or through contamination of a mucous membrane (i.e., eyes, nose, mouth). There have been reports of rabies being transmitted through the air in bat-infested caves.