One local species that might be at risk is the Cape clawless otter, which does regularly interact with Cape fur seals – and has a much smaller, and more vulnerable total population of between ...

Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog got infected with rabies, which led to rabies testing on brain ...

Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog became infected with rabies, prompting rabies tests on ...

Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog became infected with rabies, prompting rabies tests on ...

Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog became infected with rabies, prompting rabies tests on ...

A Cape fur seal Nov. 22, 2020, on Seal Island near Cape Town, ... Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach.

So far, no human cases have been reported, but, according to Dr. Gridley’s tally, at least 72 people in South Africa have been bitten or scratched by Cape fur seals since 2021; eight have been ...

Authorities in South Africa first discovered rabies in Cape fur seals in June after a dog was bitten by a seal on a Cape Town beach. The dog became infected with rabies, prompting rabies tests on ...

A Cape fur seal on Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht) FILE — People walk past a dead Cape fur seal on Melkbosstrand beach near Cape ...

At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa’s west and south coast had rabies, state veterinarian Dr. Lesley van Helden said.