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Sharing some autumn tips about how to treat your leaves as habitat—not litter—as they come fluttering down. Fallen leaves that decay slowly during winter are home to native insects and wildlife, from fireflies, bees, and butterflies to salamanders and frogs. These two alternative ways of dealing with fallen leaves come from Doug Tallamy's Homegrown National Park project: 1. Leave them where they fall to give their nutrients back to the trees. 2. Leave a light leaf layer in a garden. Rake gingerly—no need to mow or blow. Photo: Red-spotted newt (Notophthalmus viridescens viridescens), (c) Andrew DuBois, iNaturalist #nativeplanttrust #nativeplants #newengland #newenglandnativeplants #leavetheleaves #leavesarehabitat #plantsarehabitat #createhabitat #noblowfall #autumnhabitat

How can a landowner make their property more suitable for wildlife like foxes, turkeys, white-tailed deer, and ruffed grouse? According to NC Forest Service Ranger Rich Carpenter, the answer is clearcutting. Clearcutting provides various benefits for wildlife related food availability, cover, habitat diversity, and travel routes. https://lnkd.in/e2Whnf-B

EVERYTHING is wet. River is high. Backyards are now swamps. Creek beds that are normally trickles are rushing flows of thousands of gallons per hour. So what does that mean for the local wildlife populations? When we have persistent rain events it limits time available for courting, foraging, and nesting/denning activities. So when we get a break and the rains stop, wildlife will be slightly more active than usual resuming their spring rituals while the weather allows. That means more squirrels pillaging bird feeders. More raccoons raiding refuse containers. Predator canines like fox and coyotes being a bit more vocal in their search of a mate. Skunks and woodchucks taking advantage of the softened ground a creating new burrows. Small wildlife like mice, chipmunks, voles, shrews, and moles searching for the new growth and emerging insects that come with April showers. But hey… the upside is those May flowers they say are on their way 🤣 Stay dry my friends. In four months we will miss these cooling rains. #wildlifecontrol #wildlifemanagement #animalcontrol #animalremoval #pestcontrol #wildliferemoval #pestremoval #protectcincy #huntsmanwildlife #cincinnati #animaldamage #wildlifedamage #pestdamage #ohio #cinci #cincy #cincylocal #cincylife #cincyrealestate #localcincinnati #513_cincinnati #familybiz

THE COVER OF THE LATEST BBC WILDLIFE MAGAZINE Despite a lot of dramatic old drawings and some history, the article by Derek Gow has remarkably little to say about the trailed topic which was "How bringing back wolves could heal our landscape". And some of what he does say is rather overstated: "sheep in their myriad millions shear the land bare" for instance....... Basically, he is advocating a significant reduction in deer numbers, and that, we know, can be simply and efficiently achieved by increasing the number of keepers on the ground, and establishing a real demand for venison to help pay for them. But the true cause for concern lies in one headline:" One study indicated that up to 18,857 square km. of the Scottish Highlands is already suitable for 50-94 wolf packs". That should cause alarm bells to ring all over the Highlands. I don't know whether this is someone's genuine aspiration, or whether we are meant, recoiling from this figure, to accept with relief some lower number, but its implications are clear enough. In Yellowstone, " as of January 2023, there are at least 108 wolves in the Park. Ten packs were noted". * If that's an average of around 10 per pack, 'someone' is envisaging from 500 wolves to nearly 1000 in the Highlands. And that would not adequately control the numbers of red deer we have. In Greater Yellowstone, (which is about twice the size of Scotland north of the Highland Boundary Fault), there are roughly 500 wolves which 'manage' around only 40, 000 elk. To manage our 500,000 red deer, on this basis you would therefore need at least 6000 wolves........ Time to accept that arguing that we need wolves for deer control in the Highlands, or throughout Britain, MAKES NO SENSE WHATSOEVER. I am sorry to have to say it, but to suggest 50-94 wolf packs in the Highlands is ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMISM. We should have nothing to do with it. * Internet figures, most from Yellowstone sources.

You may be wondering - what is the difference between wildcats and domestic cats? Wildcats (Felis silvestris) and domestic cats (Felis catus) are different species, separated by thousands of years of evolution. . 🐈 Wildcats live solitary lives at low numbers and they have evolved to live alongside local wildlife in woodland and open habitats. 🐈 Domestic cats have a wider diet and their relationship with humans has supported them to live at high populations. DWT is exploring bringing wildcats, also known as 'woodcats', back to Devon. This includes understanding what causes hybridisation (and subsequent loss of wildcat characteristics), a problem which has put wildcats in Scotland at risk of extinction. Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/47D0Mst 📷 Liz Scott Art (Instagram @liz.scott.art) #wildcat #reintroduction #evolution #devon #conservation

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#reverenceforlife #loveofJesus #owls #cull #killing #slaughter #cultureofdeath #anthropocentrism My dear friends, the terse piece infra is a petition to request that the US Government Fish and Wildlife Service (sic) reconsider its vile cabal to "cull" some 400,000 barred owls. This impending savagery has been discussed before, but it lingers like a cancer, demanding continuous applications of countervailing treatment. This butchery is the benighted bureaucrats' answer to one species of owls (spotted) being outcompeted in a particular swatch of northwest US geography by another species (barred). The culling will consist of hordes of human hunters blasting away at the barred until the death toll is obtained. The petition affords us a marvelous example of understatement: "The plan to deploy hunters in dense evergreen forests not only poses risks to the barred owls but could also inadvertently harm other species – including the very spotted owls they aim to protect." My dear friends, here we have presented to us the classic case of anthropocentrism, the twin towers of human ignorance and arrogance. Apparently the Fish and Wildlife butchers are ignorant of the interconnectedness of the life, of the inexorable rule that what we inflict on one species we inflict on all. Arrogant because humanity persists in the fallacious notion that we posses the capability to manage nature, determine and decree a proper population of one species, play God. Our only hope as Homo sapiens, indeed the only hope of this earth that is at our mercy, is to be merciful, to adopt a reverence for life as our ethos, the compassionate ethos that our sacred task as mankind is the stewardship of nature, of life, of all God's creation. May we serve, not despoil, enhance rather than depredate, preserve rather than slaughter. That is conferring the love of Jesus universally. That is, indeed, a reverence for life.

Wildlife Wednesdays 🦎🐍 Slow worm (Anguis fragilis) Did you know that slow worms aren’t actually worms or snakes? They are legless lizards! Although they may look very similar to snakes they can be distinguished by their eyelids and the ability to shed their tails. This reptile can be found almost anywhere on mainland Britain. They prefer grassland and heathland habitats, and you can find them basking in the sun on nice days. Occasionally they end up in gardens too as there are plenty of invertebrates for them to eat and good hiding places. Slow worms are a lot smaller than a snakes and have smooth, golden-grey skin. Males and females differ in size with females tending to be larger as well as having darker markings. During the winter months slow worms enter a dormant state called brumation, it is very similar to hibernation. They re-emerge in March and are best seen between then and October. The females carry eggs and incubate them internally, they ’give birth’ to an average of eight young each summer. The lifespan of a slow worm can be as long as 20 years! Slow worms are protected in the UK under the Wildlife and Countryside act 🌿 #slowworm #reptiles #wildlife #nature #slowworms #Conservation #Plymouthnaturalgrid #WildlifeWednesdays @envagency @Forestrycomm @naturalengland @saltramnt

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There is a reason our Wildlife Habitat Blend is one of our most popular products. This blend has much to offer your land and area wildlife. Key Benefits: 🌾 Bunchgrasses offer secure nesting for birds. 🌸 Extended flowering supports pollinators all season long. 🦌 Forbs and legumes enrich deer diets with high protein. This blend requires minimal maintenance, thriving year after year without replanting. Perfect for landowners aiming to enrich their terrain with a self-sustaining food plot that supports a rich diversity of wildlife. Explore how Bamert's Wildlife Habitat Blend can transform your land into a thriving wildlife habitat. https://lnkd.in/d2-R6ef #WildlifeConservation #SustainableLandscaping #BamertSeed