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How oral vaccines could save Ethiopian wolves from extinction

One-Health focused mass vaccination programs could go wild in 2018

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SAVING THE WOLVES  With less land to roam and dogborne diseases closing in, Ethiopian wolves stand on the ledge of extinction.

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By Helen Thompson

- More than 2 years ago

Deep in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, wildlife workers trek up above 9,800 feet to save some of the world’s most rare carnivores, Ethiopian wolves.