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Planning commission adds wolf, predator risks and carcass-disposal guidance to safety-element draft
Summary
Staff and commissioners discussed expanding the safety element to add gray wolf and other wildlife transmission risks, to add brucellosis and tuberculosis to the wildlife-disease section, and to include practical guidance on carcass handling and possible county collection services.
Siskiyou County planning staff presented proposed additions to the general plan safety element that explicitly address predators, wildlife-borne disease transmission, and carcass disposal, prompting commissioners to ask staff to add clarifications and local guidance.
The update adds a new chapter on wildlife hazards and divides it into disease-transmission risks and physical threats, James Phillips, senior planner, told the commission. Commissioners asked staff to add brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis to the disease section and to clarify that a West Nile vaccine exists for horses but…
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