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The Effects of Wildfires on Wildlife

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While larger animals like deer and elk are usually able to escape the fire’s path, smaller animals like squirrels, foxes and snakes are not always so lucky. Since their habitat has been destroyed, wildlife become displaced and must spend more time searching for food, water and shelter. So what do these facts mean for our wildlife?

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PSA

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Domestic animal shelters don’t normally take wildlife and if they do it’s rare. I recommend Fox Valley. If it’s bad weather or construction work you can take it in but at that point the clock starts ticking. You need to get it to a wildlife rehabilitation center. It’s just not their function and against a few rules.

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We Cannot Allow This Administration’s Environmental Policies To Stand

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It predicts “If the wall were constructed as described it would eliminate migratory movements of mammals, which could include endangered ocelots, mountain lions, Sonoran pronghorn, foxes, and deer that cross the Rio Grande for food or shelter, and lead to genetic inbreeding and eventually species extinction.”

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That Awkward Moment With Feral Cats and Family

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We do what we can by giving them food, shelter, and getting them their shots and fixed to prevent more feral litters.” I have a dog, cats (domestic and feral), birds raccoons, hawks, owls, coyotes, foxes, bunnies and mice…they all share the yard and the woods. “They don’t want to be inside.

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Race for the Rescues

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Because of foreclosures, the city shelters are in crisis and flooded with animals – which, in turn, has dramatically increased the euthanasia rate. Jane Lynch, currently starring in the new Fox series “GLEE” and the current theatrical hit “Julie & Julia,” returns again this year. This means less dogs and cats can be saved.

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