Sanctuary trails may be closed due to feeding
Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario, shares long-term impacts of visitors feeding birds and wildlife
Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario, shares long-term impacts of visitors feeding birds and wildlife
Supporting birds is important, but directly feeding seed attracts black bears and other wildlife, which puts them at risk.
A picture or close encounter is never worth the risk that is put on wildlife.
Belief that feeding is harmless is a driving factor behind conflicts, deaths of wildlife.
Removing ripe fruits and berries is an important element of wildlife coexistence that can also provide a service to your community.
A coyote was consuming anthropomorphic foods leading up to biting child in Port Coquitlam in May.
People-provided food can keep bears, other animals from resting and create negative encounters
Coyote Watch Canada and The Fur-Bearers call for transparency and quicker response to feeding in the future in Burlington.
Read the latest research on urban wildlife feeding from The Fur-Bearers.
These tips will keep wildlife safe and minimize future negative encounters with people or pets.
Feeding of wildlife can lead to significant changes in behaviour and negative encounters for animals. Bylaws create education and enforcement opportunities to prevent this.
Wildlife protection group The Fur-Bearers launches multi-platform campaign to promote coexistence.
Animals respond with behavioural changes to being fed, and that can have wide-ranging, if unseen, impacts.
Dr. Sara Dubois of the BC SPCA joins the podcast to discuss the science, ethics and consequences of providing food to wild animals.
Human action vastly changes the behaviour and actions of wildlife, putting them at risk.
Conflict with coyotes in Stanley Park will continue unless signs, feeding are addressed, and enforcement begins.
Coyotes learn from what we teach them, and feeding teaches them to approach people.
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