In the past, researchers have pinned culpability on the rapidly warming climate, arguing that Pleistocene beasts were unable to adapt as the world climbed out of an ice age.
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Dec. 2024
How much were humans to blame for driving these beasts to extinction?
Species observed slipping through those 4-inch slots at least once included striped skunk, gray fox, raccoon, bobcat, coyote and javelina.
Brandon Loomis,
The Arizona Republic,
27 Nov. 2024
People and domestic animals should always avoid physical contact with wild animals — raccoons, bats, foxes, skunks, otters, bobcats, coyotes — which carry a higher risk of human exposure and a need for rabies post-exposure treatment, the agency said.
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