Wildlife Liaison

The main purpose of this website is to help ordinary people with an interest in our natural environment to understand and co-exist with the non-human inhabitants of those natural places (sometimes the only ‘wild’ place for miles just might be your backyard). The oasis in a landscape of concrete blocks.

I have found over the years, those that ask questions genuinely want to help or understand but are smart enough to realize that the answers are not always that simple. Through that understanding, that genuine need to help often results in a purposeful and long lasting result. And a new respect and admiration of how unique and complicated the Environment is.

Please feel free to contact wildlife007@wildlifeliaison.com with Comments or Questions.

Will a Mother bird abandon or refuse her baby after a human touches it?

Wildlife Liaison February 16th, 2008

No. Birds have a very poor sense of smell-with the exception of a couple of species of carrion eaters. However, she may become so distressed by your presence, that she flies away where you cannot see her. She’s hoping you will follow her away from her baby. BUT, she will still be able to see you, and if you listen closely-you may even hear her staying in touch by calling to her baby to reassure it. She may grow inpatient with your presence, and start to dive bomb you, to scare you away so she can continue to take care of her baby. Go back inside where she cannot see you, and observe from a window. She will not come back until you do. She see’s humans as deadly predators (rightly so) and she needs to feed that baby constantly. If she does not show up after about an hour of constant observation, you will then need to intervene. Please continue to read for how to tell IF your help is needed, or are your accidentally kidnapping a well cared for bird?

Why do animals Migrate? Are birds the only animals that migrate? Adaption VS Migration

Wildlife Liaison February 16th, 2008

Animals have evolved and adapted to survive in their unique environment. However, there are advantages as well as disadvantages. Animals may live for most of the year where their preferred food supply is plentiful as prevailing weather conditions allow food supplies to flourish, and continue to support the local population. Since the food sources, topography, predators, and landmarks are all familiar-this is an advantage. However, when the seasons change, the advantages and disadvantages shift. Due to temperature changes, food availability and source’s change. Choices start to narrow.

My neighbor feeds the animals bread, I heard this is not good for them.

Wildlife Liaison February 16th, 2008

Many people do this. Bread is not good for them at all. Especially white bread. It is equivalent to starving to death with a full stomach-here’s why. All it does is fill the stomach, it does not replace the calories or nutrients it takes to digest it. So, what happens is the body weakens, and if the immunity system is compromised, they can become fatally sick, using up precious calories they couldn’t afford to use, and not replace. They begin to suffer from malnutrition. I have enclosed a graphic photograph of how wildlife suffers from our intervention in their natural diet. The intentions were good, the outcome fatal-which is not uncommon.

GRAPHIC DISCLAIMER WARNING

Birdfeeders and Squirrel Feeders

Wildlife Liaison February 16th, 2008

Let’s get this out of the way first: Hummingbird feeders, when should you bring them in?

Wildlife Liaison