LIVING WITH WILDLIFE
Hundreds of different species of animals coexist in the
hillsides and open fields of our communities. As we bulldoze and cement these
areas to make room for more homes and bigger roads, animals of all types-skunks,
raccoons, opossums, feral cats, mice, foxes, gophers, lizards, and dozens
more-are displaced and involuntarily forced to live among us. As a result,
animals must find their meals in our garbage cans, raise their litters in our
backyards, and mate outside our windows while we are trying to sleep. As they spill over into our neighborhoods in search of
food, frightened by cars and dazed by lights, they end up in our yards and
basements where, out of fear and ignorance or for the sake of convenience, we
have them trapped and killed, or lay out poisons. It is a sad and tragic story of
blaming the victims. It is time we lived peacefully with wildlife. With a little patience, a good dose of compassion, old-fashioned
common sense, and a few simply and non-lethal tricks, you will be able to keep
your garden intact, the garbage lid on, and get a good night’s sleep.
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