Wild Neighbors: The Humane Approach to Living with Wildlife PDF
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Wild Neighbors The Humane Approach to Living with Wildlife The Humane Society of the United States Washington, D.C. ated by John Ladidian Guy R Hodge John W, Grandy en bog ‘Ghats ‘opi 21997 he mane Soe of i eS ooh ces By Deborah Bi Sone uration “Wd eal eppriqhe ® 1997 Shane Bhan, Sel lac coprright® 109? Shane Dirick {Eclat opyighe® 1295 Lo Baler ‘nn iraions copprgh 1997 Debera Rieh 23 sigs seere. Ni prt ot tha Book hy be ale, sain 9 reco sie ot ttanatinedi any orn by ar tena, ectona evlenies. phere, ergo tbe wlio the prlorsrtn permission of teu ‘hls book challenges pee meniy ie atl Ly a vr wh 25 hamanely possible Nonzthlse. Gee iat een fine es jury hen poe {sale wile prolen. Wild vara cx be dangerous inpropeysoninded or fale nd the poceduns abd even lets an to armane'y cmtok eee pasties le “Tngrrmie ite nddual doe st the pres prcections "The inforation provided Dis buuk wah gard to consumer produ shoul be usd with cmt, Yoocus of sbsakrespiel hdeaes yore semimpiono esc erous ny ara ul ‘fries ichecl dangssous in telling wil aa or ng a reo pocedue ‘erbed ite boo ‘The informa and oalainur pened in tis nakrepesent be ewe ke suo oe untane Sci ofthe Lnte Mates ain not noeealy repeat bei of Valu Pi ing. Nether uerua PuBsding he allan ur Theta Sty oftbe Ueda sme {Labi for any aj o rape may wy so Fn re ie oF eBook, Torinfamatinn om membewhip in the Hunane Sie u dhe Unie Sarena pg 218 isan nf Conga Calon Poblicton Data ‘rat S ey ofthe Lv! Sate eed oko Hci, Cs A. Hocee and ol ¥ Cramay Pm facades bibllogaphical refeeove ip. and inden SER 1esssoz-3008 (gD). 5, Uiban pens—Conuel 2. life ats Comin Animal sess, Urban atitads—kevtticalon. | Hadas, thw WHlodge Gey UC Grande Joan. Wi Hunne sity the nied State, | | ! ‘il neigh lela zpproath to ing wih wie Tae Sbolg3Wes 1997 Gagsrenunys2—dea) 9847559 Prine inherited Ste of merica «ove? none ses SI Gulaum ring Sb nan Set sae 350 e Gites. Colorado sour es (oo) 9922908 « (03) 3772623 Contributors {in alphabetical order) Wiliam Bridgend 4.6 is a velldife biologist who euns a» tuban wildlife maeagsmeat fuses iu Maylad Donaid . Buran, Ma, DM. {the founder and director of the (Ohio Wildlife Caterin Celumius, Ohio, ete WE Cammy PhD, isthe vice president af Wilf at Habitat Peolestian fr Mee Htutaae Society of dre Une States [ou Hasion PD. fsthe dcector of te rhan(Snburhan Wildlife Proecion Program for ‘The Hismane Society ofthe Unie Sates, Gap R Hodge inthe decir afta and information Sesiees for The ltemane Society ofthe United Sates. Dave Pol 1s the gional dtector forthe Nambhem Rockies ice of ‘he lumane Society of the United Stats, 0 ent Js the program coordinator forthe Wife and Hebirar Pnietin stetion of the Humane Society of the United Stes, Contents Fenruod, Paul. Irvin, President The Hume Scie ofthe United Stes race: Resting Confics—The Humane Approach Adhnovledgments xi, one Lavivg Wir WILD NTH RS The Swategy ot Confit Resolution 4 alls Coneeras i Deliug wih WILE 21 Toole and Tacce 23 Two ¢ our wire Neccnsons Anadis 54 ae 38 Beavers 64 Black Bears 72 oben 76 Chimney Swifin_80 Chipounis RL Cangas 6 Coynies 99 Deer 9 Howes 106 Howse Mice 12 Howse Sparows 6 Moles 120 Susann 124 possums 128 33 vii) WiLp NercHnors ZL Pigeons 152 22 vouket Gophe 136 23° Porcupincs 140 24. Prairie Dogs andl Ground Squirels 144 25° Rabbis tas 26 Raccoons 152 27 Ras 160 28 skunks 166 25° Soakes 177 30 Sealings 176 31 Tee Syuurls 182 32 voles 130 33. Wateool 194 34 Weodchuds 202 35° Woodpeckers 208 Awan: Coking Back ard te Future 215 Amends E Ssces of Information 27 ‘Apnendis 2 Senveas of Products 227 Casing to Knute The Hunan Saceyof at United States 237 “The LSU Wl Land Trust 239 Goss 20 Index 248 bow te non 255 Foreword ese Frond, sx we approadh the new milleanium, the nfeed States is completing the most far reaching aati in i histore— Lio be- Ingatucalaucty tobecomingan urbanized sien Hight oul of every len Americans Fein municipalities of Fy thousad rs den of mone Every otter American les ‘none of our chiy-ninelangs ces, More than 20 mallion aces of land have becw taken to bud tes nd abot while at ‘urban “shadave"—un ea reteting the of fects of wrbanizatioa—spreads over the cowaytide, Yet even with this wrbaniaa fiom, we can be than tho! one element cof ournuuralersionmeat—sille—com- fines o share our word ‘wild animals area Messing tha ensich or Fes tes povites source of ase won fer and leanuing or usandour children AS se become moze urban wild animals peu ie ink a oe nara ord f ital ad special importance, Yet where animals and rople cosxi, probleyns may occur. ‘hur responsibil ay humane and cat- ing ndviduay, i 0 salve Use problems ‘wid understanding, compassion and lee nee. Nor ust torthe animals insole. hat fn nt om elves as well, What we need {the fouare ia Kinder, ale, nae ena passlmite wart, We eau york un reaTe This sald in every supe of ou Tves, in ‘uding parculely how we solve conflins ‘en che wild centres ith wpm seahare our lives Thi bouk, 1am pleased to 52, ‘offs he best: mow humane means of suhingshese problems, teommenditto you. line sme vein ope yeu Wil ano he special wention othe discussion concen {ng The Humane Soren of da Use States ‘Willige Land Ligt As much astis impor {aac 0 provide the mst hosiane solutions to problems betwen wildlife and poole ve use ab file action to ese the habitat ase on wich so much ilite de- pends, An sn, ic vitally impentur 10 rove wildlife with a naval houne~ permanendy protected habitat Chat is ‘nae shelter wilhoul walls. Forthis reas st have hegua The 1 (S15 Wildlife Land ‘Trust and with t we ace olfering tis ganization 48 2 vehicle pertuanentiv protet Ind and ics wildlife tbroughout America, where out children and our thildcen’s dildeen willbe able to appre: ‘late and enjoy the airals for which we ase 20 deeply age you to join wah the Humane So ety athe United Stator dere al ober progamero cestea teal Hunrace Soe Sincere Pilih Put Fin, Prsident Profiace: Resolving Conflicts—The thas bok ha been writen because many people are both thrilled and concerned so contact wih wile Inthe city and subufbs Theiled hecause vid ania are ‘vital pat of oi lives. Concemed because ‘where peuple ane animale coesis there are Tpound to be elles When cher ae con- thas people mee sluts Tor fe toa long, the so-called “solitons have heen simply vo hill afending animals. Insarabt, this ‘npaach only leads aay a onto Cdescrcron, x mar a wold Dat is ate ‘ing othe need for environmental espo0- sibiiy and appreciation forthe diary af bieisdemandingrational realisicand har meniousseliansro conficas with wile Solutions that vp willie ave, but sole theproble, thal the subiercof thisbaok, Th ourviewe there are ee meg hs thar desi the relation aflame ‘wie eonfiegs in urban and suburban sting: + Respect forthe envizontaent + Toleranceand understanding of Using things 4+ Willingness to resolve confhels wing onlethal means Aha eneirgnment ig aneotthe most Inmpoctant components of conflict revolo- lian. This is because healthy enviconments Inaee many interacting components that ‘keep potendaly negative actorsin balance hun many instances the Ft defense ia Humane Approach salvieg problem situations involving wild ie ist let nasal tones solve che prob lem without uma inlerwtion Human toleanceanduaderlanding te rueessry in creating healthy enveoaacet. ‘Mag o>-slledvaldlife problems arise 00 ofthe eromal fears hat people sometines have, Lor csainple, i we understand that a raceaou in our yard ie nota event, bat 2 member of xl communigy ia which see alo live we may have removed the nced toremowe che raccoon, Eduction cancern- ing they of the natural wuld incense ‘nr understanding an wleranee, and, in fart apprriation for wide The last principle and the focus of this ‘bouk, 1s noethal confit rescluion. We Ihave only just begun to inpwstigate and un- ddertand che consider arvensl of tools ‘aad techniques at our disposal na eas be ted to nonletally resale confit widh ssl anes ‘the fore is right in prom ‘sing mew ad beter evhaiques that empha- sire elving problems wrchou Kling and ‘wihout inary oral the animal ore aural avira ele our caustsuane wish Mat thi ay proach vi ead both w sar umae wale smentof wildlife and greater appreciation for he wid pial Tt share Tves our ld wegbbors Io adie ay RHdge Sot 9 cand
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