Bat found near Madison park bathrooms tests positive for rabies
By Jaymes Langrehr Jun 3, 2021 | 2:56 PM MADISON, Wis. — Public health officials say they’ve found a rabid bat at a Madison park. Public Health Madison & Dane County says the bat was found near the restrooms along Lakeland Avenue in Olbrich Park on Wednesday. A park ranger was sent to the park after getting a report of the bat, and the bat was sent to the Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene for testing, which confirmed the bat had rabies. Public health officials says reporting bat sightings during the day can be “a matter of life and death.” “The quicker we know about the pre...