Mange in wombats is believed to be caused by an introduced parasite — the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. While the exact ... cattle and dogs, which are known carriers of the mites.

“Dogs have never attacked my animals,” one ... O’Connor spent a good portion of his career studying Sarcoptes scabiei, the ...

On a recent drive back from Denver International Airport, I saw a coyote running through a prairie-dog town. It was the fifth coyote I saw that morning between Estes Park and Denver, but this one ...

Scabies is a highly contagious pimple-like rash caused by the parasitic human itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis. Human scabies is most commonly spread by direct, prolonged skin-to-skin ...

A group of maintenance workers in New Jersey recently discovered four dead dogs on the side of a highway recently that police said had injuries "consistent with dog fighting." On the same day ...

Tulare County’s gray wolves, collectively known as the Yowlumni pack, are a family that was counted by the California ...

Disney fans probably remember the scene in the classic 1961 film “101 Dalmatians” in which the Dalmatian Pongo sits by a window, watching other dogs and their owners walk by outside.

There are 15 gray wolves in Tulare County’s Yowlumni pack that are at risk of sarcoptic mange. Mange is caused by a parasitic mite and is highly contagious to other animals, including dogs.