Pests -- Canada
A small but dangerous parasite, the winter tick, is spreading north and west as winters become shorter and now is knocking at Alaska's border.
The winter tick, which has already devastated moose populations in New England and the upper Midwest, has been confirmed in Canada's Yukon Territory and in the Northwest Territories, where it's infecting elk, mule, deer, and some moose.
"Now that they're moving farther north through Canada, north and west, they're eventually going to arrive here,
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2qnQoVj
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