The most dangerous animal in the United States is - wait for it - the white tailed-deer. Yup. There are now over 20 million of them, and far, far too many have become suburbanites. Panicked deer charging across busy roads cause traffic accidents in which more than 30,000 people are ...
78. Urban areas are in fact being colonised not only by small rodents, but also by many of their predators, such as foxes, coyotes, stoats and birds of prey, that even
s bad enough when you are suddenly and randomly gifted—or cursed—with the ability to transform into a single beast, like a wolf or a cougar, but most of us find our entire self fragmented among a number of smaller animals, such as foxes, crows, or, in my case, cats. I was lucky...
Large parts of urban space around the world exist of small-scale plots such as domestic gardens. These small-scale urban spaces carry potential for enhancing biodiversity, sustainability and ecosystem services in and beyond cities. However, domestic gardening and residential garden designs are often gu...
(Marmota flaviventris), exhibit higher MR when fed a diet deficient in essential fatty acids68. The Talas tuco-tuco (Ctenomystalarum) was found to have lower MR when on a low-quality diet, in combination with a lower digestibility and higher gut transit67. South American foxes (Pseudalopex...
Egg in the Nestbox photo by The Garden Smallholder Your habits as a chicken owner can profoundly affect the safety of your flock. Make an honest assessment of your habits – Are you locking your chickens up as soon as it is dark outside or are you leaving the coop doors wide open until...
Urban foxes and/or raccoons are common sights in many peri-urban and urban areas of Europe where they can reach far higher population densities than in their natural habitats. The same is true for foxes and dingoes in some urban areas of Australia. Unfortunately, some of these highly ...
For its eighty five years as a place of public resort ‘Bagnigge Wells Spa/Tea Gardens’ was the primary draw in a region of other comparable attractions. The spot caught my attention by virtue of being another significant landmark along the course of the River Fleet, later to become the ...
doi:10.1002/phbl.19950511105IHAVE a fox, a big one. Over three feet from nose to tail, shearrived in my garden a month ago...Jenkins, SimonZeitschrift Für Kardiologie
The noise, smell and mess associated with flying-fox camps can reduce the amenity of private and public spaces, causing significant concern for some people; others complain about the foraging activities of flying-foxes in garden fruit trees [20]. Fear of disease transmission has also been noted...