web01.fireside.fm Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:14:19 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Wisconsin Watch - Episodes Tagged with “Mink” https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/tags/mink Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:00:00 -0500 The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! en-us episodic From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Wisconsin Watch The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that reports on government accountability and quality of life issues, like education, the economy and the environment. It’s more important to us to get the story right than it is to be first and we believe in collaborating, not competing, with other news outlets. Not only can you find our stories on WisconsinWatch.org, but we give all of our reports away for free to hundreds of other news organizations. We are excited to start sharing our reports in audio form and you can find them wherever you get your podcasts! no Wisconsin, news, investigative Wisconsin Watch info@wisconsinwatch.org Wisconsin’s No. 1 mink farming industry now seen as a COVID-19 risk https://wisconsinwatch.fireside.fm/mink-farming-covid19-risk 2cde997b-0fe3-463c-8ba6-7a95e26c7e06 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 01:00:00 -0500 Wisconsin Watch full Wisconsin Watch State officials knew little about the secretive industry until the pandemic struck; now they are scrambling to keep mink farmers and their animals safe 23:25 no Rampant COVID-19 infections and thousands of deaths of Wisconsin mink could pose a potential threat to humans, as viruses can hop between species and mutate. Now, mink farmers are gearing up to get the vaccine along with first responders and essential workers in Wisconsin. The state has not seen a mink-to-human infection yet, but evidence of mink-to-human transmission in Denmark, the world’s top mink producer, is concerning officials. Reporting by Kate Golden. Originally published January 30, 2021. Wisconsin, COVID-19, mink, virus, mutation, vaccination, mink farmers, environmental, risk Rampant COVID-19 infections and thousands of deaths of Wisconsin mink could pose a potential threat to humans, as viruses can hop between species and mutate. Now, mink farmers are gearing up to get the vaccine along with first responders and essential workers in Wisconsin. The state has not seen a mink-to-human infection yet, but evidence of mink-to-human transmission in Denmark, the world’s top mink producer, is concerning officials.

Reporting by Kate Golden. Originally published January 30, 2021.

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]]> Rampant COVID-19 infections and thousands of deaths of Wisconsin mink could pose a potential threat to humans, as viruses can hop between species and mutate. Now, mink farmers are gearing up to get the vaccine along with first responders and essential workers in Wisconsin. The state has not seen a mink-to-human infection yet, but evidence of mink-to-human transmission in Denmark, the world’s top mink producer, is concerning officials.

Reporting by Kate Golden. Originally published January 30, 2021.

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