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Wildlife Damage Control in Eastern Cities and Suburbs

Year: 1983

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The topics covered in this paper are based mainly on experiences with people seeking help from the University of Maryland and the National Institute for Urban Wildlife. Although most residents of cities and suburbs enjoy and appreciate wildlife, we are frequently reminded that some do not, other people only tolerate and enjoy selected animal species, provided that these animals ''behave" - they don't make noise, keep their distance, don't damage ornamentals, and are not messy. Some people are so intolerant of wildlife that they even complain about frog choruses from nearby ponds. Response to wildlife varies such that one resident may detest squirrels and seek to destroy all that visit his property, while his neighbor, on the other hand, enjoys having them in his yard and may even provide them with food and nesting shelters.

Source: Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University)

Authors: Flyger, Vagn, Leedy, Daniel L., Franklin, Thomas M.

Institutions: University of Maryland, College Park, The Wildlife Society

Language: English

Topic: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Subfield: Ecology

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Life on land

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7025533878

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