BANGOR DAILY NEWS • July 18, 2024
A second fox has tested positive for rabies in Bath. That follows a case on June 28 involving an older fox in the same area, according to Police Chief Andrew Booth. The young fox was spotted about 6 a.m. Monday wandering around the Big Apple and walking into traffic on Route 1, Booth said, adding that callers reported that the animal was acting sick. Officers later found the fox near Cottage Street, where they determined it wasn’t “acting normally and was potentially rabid.” They captured the fox and euthanized it, Booth said Thursday morning. Subsequent testing confirmed the fox had rabies.