Via the BB Submitterator, Steve Silberman says, "A radioactive rabbit has been trapped on the Hanford nuclear reservation after being tracked by locating its 'hot' droppings. Meanwhile, workers on the reservation are deploying fox urine to discourage other rabbits from entering the contaminated zone." Full story here and here (thanks, also, ChshreCat).
Radioactive Rabbit Contaminated by Cold War Waste Tracked by "Hot" Droppings
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