"I feed, they entertain."
Me too. Beats the hell out of most TV.
On Jun 29, 2015 1:43 PM, "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 6/29/2015 9:58 AM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>
>> So I got a humane trap, and released them .....
>>>
>> We use a different humane way to deal with them ;) Relocation really
>> isn't very humane as they don't know the territory and may starve or have
>> conflicts with the locals over limited resources.
>>
>
> I know, but figure I'll give 'em a fighting chance. These were amazingly
> more aggressive than the average squirrel, so maybe they were able to carve
> out a niche. Either way, they were no longer destroying feeders and eating
> up all the bird food. I also don't have the tools to simply off them, nor
> are they legal to use in the city.
>
> A big problem around here is do-gooders who feed the wildlife. Really a
>> bad idea.
>>
>
> Ah well, I feed the birds anyway. It's a deal, I feed, they entertain. I'm
> well aware that in doing so, I create a larger local population of seed
> eaters, and If I falter, I'll be killing off birds and putting pressure on
> nearby areas.
>
> Throws the the natural balance for a loop and you get some bizard
>> results. Especially at the human urban interface.
>>
>> Interesting related article down in Mooseville.
>>
>> <https://www.hcn.org/issues/47.9/janet-kessler-the-urban-coyote-watcher>
>>
>
> Yeah, the ridge behind us is all parkland, mostly wild, and I've seen them
> there, and one on the road down here in the houses. More interesting are
> the cougars that live there. I've seen one within no more than 100 yds of
> houses. There are fairly regular reports of police and animal control
> dealing with them in backyards around the Bay Area.
>
> I'm waiting for the bears, too. That should be interesting. When us
> European types got here, the lowland interior valleys and coastal hills
> were dominated by Grizzlys, so we killed them all off. The black/brown/etc.
> bears in the larger mountains on the east and north are smaller, of much
> milder temperament, and far less dangerous to people. So we let many of
> them live. Sure, they'll tear the door off a car with food in it in
> Yosemite, break in and steal food at Tahoe but are not a significant danger
> to people.
>
> But the grizzlys left an ecological niche, and the browns are slowly
> moving/adapting to fill it. They are already in a lot of wild areas where
> they were not 100 years ago, and slowly on the move.
>
> Here a Bear, There a Bear Moose
>
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