![]() ![]() The conservancy said residents might be more likely to see the animals but to keep their distance and never feed them.“We were visiting Kiawah for my niece’s wedding and got to experience a little bit of nature too! I am fine with never seeing one again,” Ficca told Storyful.The Civil War generation knew what it was about. When I finally saw it I couldn’t believe it,” she said.According to Kiawah Conservancy, April marks mating season for the alligators on Kiawah Island. ![]() He then said there is large alligator at the end of the white fence which was where we were,” Ficca told Storyful.“I was looking for what he was talking about – not realizing it was right in front of us. I thought maybe residents didn’t want us walking near their property. It was examined on-site, tagged and loaded into transport for later release in the Mount Rose area,” he said.“They indicated it was a ‘wanted’ bear due some nuisance behavior recently in the area.” Credit: Keith Bohn via StoryfulĪ huge alligator was caught on camera lumbering across a road in Kiawah Island, South Carolina, on April 20.Footage recorded by Teresa Ficca shows the massive animal slowly walking across a road before eventually settling down before reaching the other side.“My daughter and her black lab and I were walking home from the beach and a man waved at us and told us we should go to the other side of the street. It did not,” Bohn explained.“After about 20 minutes, the bear fell from the tree and was caught safely. “Our crews assisted NDOW in getting a bear out of a tree using a ladder and salvage cover,” it said.Bohn told Storyful the bear wandered into his neighborhood Double Diamond early on Wednesday morning.“Wildlife personnel were on scene for a while to monitor the bear and tranquilize it if it came down on its own. Thumbnail courtesy of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control.ĮDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published during the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.įirefighters rescued a bear stuck in a tree on a residential street in Reno, Nevada, on April 26, authorities said.Video filmed by local resident Keith Bohn shows a group of intrigued neighbors gather to watch the scene unfold, cheering as the bear fell safely from the tree into a tarp held by firefighters.The Reno Fire Department said it sent two engines out to a “bear-y interesting call” on Wednesday. "Homeowners need to recognize this and animal-proof their home.” WATCH: Evidence shows Canadian conservation efforts are paying off “All urban wildlife typically have anywhere from 7 to 10 den sites in a neighbourhood, so that's where they're staying. The key is to learn to coexist among the animals. "So, the most important part is animal-proofing, installing a screen or fixing it so they can't get back in." They're always going to be around and they're always going to want to come back and get into that home," Dowd. “Typically, there's anywhere from 35 to 55 raccoons in a square kilometre. They specialize in animal-proofing peoples’ homes. (Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control)ĭowd and his teams don’t relocate the animals. He says the company even saw its first baby skunks, which will continue to be born until June and July. We'll see them, same thing, all the way through till June,” said Dowd. ![]() “Then we'll see squirrels, which will typically arrive towards the end of March, start of April. Raccoons are the first babies seen in the season, arriving around mid-March and continuing to the end of June, sometimes early July. Raccoons, squirrels, birds, bats and mice, and rats can gain access into your attic from the roof,” said Dowd. “Everybody thinks the roof is up there, it's out of sight, it's out of mind but it's the most important part of your entire home. Visit our Complete Guide to Spring 2023 for an in-depth look at the Spring Forecast, tips to plan for it and much more! That includes chimneys, vents, downspouts, soffit vents and any other cracks. “Every home in North America typically has anywhere from 35 to 50 areas on one particular home that animals can get into,” said Bill Dowd, president, CEO and founder of Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control, in an interview with The Weather Network in 2020. Springtime is baby season for animals looking for places to start their families, and this includes our homes. ![]()
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