Ways You and Your Family Can Help Wildlife Do not become a food source for wild animals. Animal populations need to be naturally balanced to their environment. Do not encourage nocturnal wildlife by leaving garbage or pet food outside or leaving shed and garage doors...
Living With Beavers — by Erika K. Yery, licensed wildlife rehabilitator Most calls received by licensed wildlife rehabilitators regarding beavers, are usually about beaver problems. Most complaints are from new developments, such as subdivisions, townhouses,...
Foxes – Red and Gray By Erika Yery, Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator Urban foxes are model citizens. Their good record comes from notable fox traits, foremost of which is timidity. I receive calls from homeowners worried about foxes attacking their children and...
Canada Geese In Your Neighborhood Aside from its beauty, grace, and intelligence, the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) has much to recommend it to nature lovers. At the age of two to three years, they select a mate and stay with that mate for life. If something...
The Groundhog, Our Underground Architect By Erika K. Yery, Licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator The groundhog is known by several names. The most common one is the woodchuck (Marmota monax). Two long, chisel shaped, ever growing incisors indicate that the groundhog belongs...
The Eastern Gray Squirrel: Furry-tailed Daredevil… or Devil With a Furry Tail? Squirrels. You either love them or hate them. There’s not much neutrality on the subject. They seem to be the sworn enemy of gardeners, the scourge of birdfeeders, and (according to a...
