Wildlife

April 5, 2008

Baby wild animals who are alone may not need help

Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2008804030335 Baby wild animals who are alone may not need help April 3, 2008 Baby wild animals who are alone may not need help By LINDA LOMBARDI For The Associated Press It's human...

August 20, 2008

Birds - How to Avoid Window Collisions

Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/attracting/challenges/window_collisions Birds - How to Avoid Window Collisions How to Avoid Window Collisions Windows Can Be Deadly For Birds. Ornithologists estimate that up to 100 million birds are killed each year by collisions...

May 12, 2005

DEP Urges the Public to Enjoy Young Wildlife From a Distance

DEP Urges the Public to Enjoy Young Wildlife From a Distance For Immediate Release: Contact: Karen Hershey May 11, 2005 (609) 984-1795 (05/57) TRENTON--Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bradley M. Campbell today reminded New Jersey residents to refrain from...

January 31, 2005

Don't Touch the Animals

Don't touch the animals Sunday, June 13, 2004 If you are out for a nature walk or a bicycle ride and you come across a wild animal, please don't take it home with you! It is not only illegal but...

Donate Fur Coats to be Used with Wildlife

Donate Fur Coats to be Used with Wildlife Many people find themselves in possession of a fur coat that they do not want. They may have decided to stop wearing fur, or they may have inherited a relative’s coat. Sometimes...

Fencing Will Control Deer

Fencing Will Control Deer Sunday, August 29, 2004 New Jersey's exploding deer population is threatening to eat farmers out of business. Controlled hunts are not reducing, at least not fast enough, the deer herds that feast on crops. But maybe...

January 30, 2005

Garden State Wildlife Rehabilatators Co-op

Garden State Wildlife Rehabilatators Co-op is an informal group who share supplies, provide support for one another and provide a place to share. If we can be of any assistance to you or your group i.e. info or help with...

December 18, 2006

Global Warming Said Killing Some Species

Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://tinyurl.com/yzybtc Global Warming Said Killing Some Species By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Nov 21, 8:07 PM EST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Animal and plant species have begun dying off or changing sooner than...

January 31, 2005

Highways and Wildlife during Springtime

A Taxing Situation: Highways and Wildlife during Springtime Susan Hagood-HSUS The old cliché about death and taxes — life's only two certainties — can be modified and applied to the wildlife that cross our nation's roads: Every street and highway...

May 11, 2007

How Much of an Impact Do Cats Make on Wildlife?

Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.straypetadvocacy.org/html/cat_predation.html How Much of an Impact Do Cats Make on Wildlife? It is an undeniable fact that cats are carnivores; their physiology demands this. However, the debate on cat predation focuses on the...

January 31, 2005

How To Avoid Collisions With Deer

How To Avoid Collisions With Deer GAME COMMISSION ADVISES MOTORISTS TO WATCH FOR DEER HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Vern Ross today advised motorists to slow down after sundown and before sunrise if they don't want to risk...

February 4, 2005

How to defuse skunk odor

How to defuse skunk odor Saturday, December 11, 2004 By Heloise King Features Syndicate Dear Readers: Has your dog ever been skunked? You're very lucky if you've never had to deal with that awful smell, but if your luck runs...

December 18, 2006

Landscaping and Canada Geese

Forwarded message - please reply to serussell@monmouth.com Landscaping and Canada Geese Modifying the landscape can entice Canada geese to move on Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 08/30/06 BY SUSAN RUSSELL In response to the Aug. 25 article "Canada...

February 1, 2005

Leave Wild In Wildlife

Leave Wild In Wildlife The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife urges New Jerseyans to leave young wildlife undisturbed. "Every year, especially during the spring and early summer, the lives of many young animals are...

January 31, 2005

Living With Wildlife website

Living With Wildlife Website Raccoon in your chimney? Possums playing in the backyard? For humane solutions to co-existing with wildlife, check out the Massachusetts Society for the Protection of Animals' Living With Wildlife website. http://www.livingwithwildlife.org/ You'll find tips on how...

Loggerhead Turtles Shown to Use Magnetic Fields

Information from Animal News Center Loggerhead Turtles Shown to Use Magnetic Fields by Ben Lipson A recent study of loggerhead turtle hatchlings has revealed that they, like many other animals, are able to follow migratory routes by sensing Earth's...

August 14, 2005

Myths and Facts About Bats

Of the world's 1000+ species, only three are vampire bats, limited mostly to Latin America. Vampire bats do not attack humans. They are very small and generally drink the blood of animals and poultry. Seventy percent of all bat species...

October 2, 2006

NJ Rehabilitators by County, Alphabetically for 2006

ATLANTIC Peggy & Suzanne Fenton (609) 927-0538 - Fox; Opossum; Rabbits; Raccoon; Skunk; Squirrels BERGEN Carol Case (201) 664-8090 - Oopossum; Rabbits; Raccoon; Squirrels Mary Ellen Stout (201) 752-4260 - Opossum; Rabbits; Raccoon; Skunk; Squirrels BURLINGTON Ruth Brooks (856) 983-3329...

NJ Rehabilitators by Species, Alphabetically within County For 2006

BATS County - Name - Phone Essex - Sonya Kaloyanides (973) 275-0288 Hunterdon - Jacqueline Kashmer (908) 996-6800 Hunterdon - Tracy Leaver (908) 730-8300 Mercer - Diane Nickerson (609) 883-6606 Ocean - Peter Hibbard (732) 341-9506 Union - Hope...

May 21, 2005

NJ Wildlife Rehabilitators by County - Alphabetically for 2004

NJ Wildlife Rehabilitators by County - Alphabetically for 2004 ATLANTIC COUNTY Peggy & Suzanne Fenton 609-927-0538 Fox, Opossum, Rabbits, Raccoon, Skunk, Squirrels BERGEN COUNTY Peter Both 201-891-5571 Raptors (hawks, owls, etc.), Waterfowl Carol Case 201-664-8090 Opossum, Rabbits, Raccoon, Squirrels Mary...

April 29, 2008

PA Game Commission Offers Advice on How to Avoid Attracting Bears

Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-28-2008/0004801325&EDATE= Pennsylvania Game Commission Offers Advice on How to Avoid Attracting Bears HARRISBURG, Pa., April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With spring blossoming around the state, many Pennsylvanians are seeing signs of new life in...

February 2, 2005

Roadkill Avoidance Tips

Roadkill Avoidance Tips This is a list of tips to help you avoid hitting an animal while driving. BIRDS: Many birds cannot rise fast enough to evade an oncoming car, unless they fly directly ahead of the car, using the...

Ten Tips For Homeowners to Winterize With Wildlife in Mind

Ten Tips For Homeowners to Winterize With Wildlife in Mind WASHINGTON (September 15, 2003) As the temperatures turn colder, homeowners are preparing to weather the cold winter months. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the nation’s largest animal...

February 1, 2005

The Benefits of Beavers

The Benefits of Beavers I have had the pleasure of knowing, up-close and personal, a colony of beavers who live in the pond next to my cabin. Some Native Americans called beavers Little People because we have so many traits...

February 29, 2008

The Sweetness of Skunks

Forwarded message - for info, please visit http://www.wildwatch.org/Binocular/bino12/binoc12.pdf The Sweetness of Skunks BY CONSTANCE YOUNG If, like me, your dog has been "skunked," or you've had to deal with a dead skunk on your property, you know how unpleasant their...

January 31, 2005

Turtles, Shore Causeways - Fatal attraction

Turtles, Shore Causeways - Fatal attraction Turtles, like opossums, are lumbering creatures not built for the age of the automobile. And the busy highways through the marshes to shore resorts represent a scene of terrapin terror. The pregnant turtle's powerful...

Wildlife Rehabilitator - Specializing in Turtles

Wildlife rehabilitator - specializing in turtles Turtle Rescue of New Jersey is located in Hardwick in Warren County, NJ. Here is some of my background: - Founder of Turtle Rescue of New Jersey - New Jersey State licensed wildlife rehabilitator...

Wildlife Rehabilitator in Howell, NJ

Wildlife rehabilitator in Howell, NJ We are licensed rehabbers in Howell, NJ. We take deer, raccoon, possums, squirrels, skunks, etc. Noel's Wildlife Rehabilitation Farm Howell, NJ 07731 732-363-4715 PUSSLY@aol.com Posted on SHARE Yahoo group Jun 16, 2003...

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge

Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge Now a non-profit corporation, the refuge carries on the tradition of the Woodfords. One of the largest Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers on the east coast, the refuge hospital cares for about 2,000 animals each year. Releasable...