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We have had few cases at all of mange here in San Francisco since 2002 when coyotes suddenly re-appeared in the city after many years of absence due to our having killed them off. Last year, 2024 there was a sudden surge in the condition. From what I’ve seen, the infected animals s...
“Lake Geneva” describes a woman losing her husband to religious mania and mental illness while “raccoons in the darkness” drag off their hot dog buns. The story pauses briefly in the middle to discuss the nature of time. Somehow, it all works. “There is another world there is a be...
rats and mice are light and scurrying but those of raccoons are slow and heavy. Some animals vocalize; others are silent. You may hear noises overhead in the attic, on the roof or inside chimneys, walls, ducting or exhaust vents.
I grew up in New Hampshire. My closest neighbor was a mile away. The deer and the raccoons were my friends. So I would spend time walking through the woods, looking for the most beautiful tropical thing that can survive the winter in the woods in New Hampshire. —Steven Tyler ...
Predators like raccoons, skunks and coyotes. So few young turtles survive to become adults. And humans aren’t making survival any easier. Urban development and other activities are destroying the turtles’ homeland.”– WPC WILDLIFE PRESERVATION: Hagen Family, Bumble Bees, Painted Turtles & ...
As wildlife, such as coyotes and raccoons, become increasingly common in cities, they may become bolder as they habituate to their urban surroundings. It is critically important for both wildlife and humans to have effective conflict mitigation strategies. ...