The Oral Rabies Vaccination Program for Coyotes in South Texas: DennyForPolitical Science2301Wayland Baptist UniversityXX April XXXX TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGEOutline iiThe Oral Rabies Vaccine Program for Coyotes in South Texas 1Bibliography 11 OUTLINETHESIS: The program of aerial delivery of oral vaccine baits as a concurrent research project and as an attempt to slow the northern spread of Rabies through the South Texas coyote population could be a savior for Texas residents, livestock and wildlife as well as a launching point for programs targeting other species or it could turn out to be simply the first, failed step in an attempt to control rabies in wildlife.PURPOSE: The purpose and scope of this report is to:1. To examine the cost of the program2. To examine the different government agencies that had to be worked through in order to launch the program3. To examine how the funding for the program was raised4. To review how the program was organized and coordinatedI. INTRODUCTIONII. BACKGROUNDIII. DETAILS OF THE PROGRAM A. FUNDINGB. VACCINE/BAIT DEVELOPMENTC. DELIVERY VEHICLED. PERSONNELE. GEOGRAPHICSF. TIMELINEG. DETAILSH. VACCINE DROPI. VALIDATION PHASEIV. PROPOSED LEGISLATIONV. CONCLUSION The Oral Rabies Vaccination Program for Coyotes in South Texas:A Savior from above?I. INTRODUCTIONThe Northern Spread of the deadly Rabies virus throughout South Texas is very alarming. The reservoir for the virus is the wild coyote. Infected coyotes carry and spread rabies and, many times, transmit rabies to the domestic animal population. When humans contract the rabies virus it is usually via the bite of an infected, domestic animal. We, therefore, normally rely on our domestic animals to act as an immune barrier (as long a...
