Lead & Wildlife

Lead & Wildlife

Ammunition Lead is a potent toxin, and our lawmakers have removed it from paint, pipes, and gasoline to protect human health. Despite this, we pump many tons of lead into our environment every year in the form of lead ammunition used for deer hunting.  Eagles scavenging deer carcasses and gut piles may consume small pieces […]

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About your pets and their relationship to wildlife

Pets & Wildlife

Wildlife/pet interactions create problems for everyone. It’s far easier to manage the movement and behavior of pets than those of wild animals. Supervising pets and not allowing them to roam freely are the most effective ways to prevent pet/wildlife conflicts. Cats We’ve enjoyed a special bond with cats since domesticating them some 4000 years ago. […]

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About feeding wildlife

Feeding Wildlife

Many people enjoy feeding wildlife because it allows for close contact, or because they believe they are helping the animals survive. While seeing wild animals up close is fun, providing wild animals with a constant, human supplied food source often leads to problems for both animals and humans. There are many good reasons not to […]

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Special request

We posted this earlier with a link to buy the Miracle Nipple from Amazon.com, but you can get them for about $20 cheaper from www.SquirrelsAndMore.com ($29.95 + shipping), so we’re re-posting the request 😀 When we feed squirrels and other small mammals we use something called The Miracle Nipple. They are specifically designed for small mouths […]

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