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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona – A bat collected at the bottom of the Grand Canyon has been tested positive for rabies.
Park officials said Friday that visitors had reported an increase in the presence of bats along the Colorado River.
Nobody is known to have been in contact with the rabid bat. He was taken to Phantom Ranch in late August and tested.
Health officials say that rabies is preventable in humans if they seek medical treatment after being exposed to a rabid animal. It can be deadly otherwise.
Visitors are asked not to approach or touch wildlife and to report any animals that are sick or acting strangely.
Health statistics show that 116 animals have tested positive for rabies in the state so far this year. Most of them involve bats, skunks and foxes.
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