Wildlife vaccine drop planned for August to help slow spread of rabies

Wildlife vaccine drop planned for August to help slow spread of rabies

WATERBURY – The annual rabies vaccine bait drop will begin on Aug. 1 to continue combating rising rabies rates in Vermont wildlife. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, in coordination with the Vermont departments of Health and Fish &…

Round 2 of rabies vaccine bait drop begins Aug. 1 — Waterbury Roundabout

July 28, 2026 | By Waterbury Roundabout Both sides of the rabies vaccine bait packs. Photos courtesy Vermont Department of Health Another round of rabies vaccines for wildlife will be distributed around Vermont starting on Aug. 1, according to the Vermont Department of Health.This August rabies vaccine bait drop is the typical time this exercise is done. This year, an earlier round of vaccine was dropped around the state at the beginning of May…