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Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here's what to do
Wildlife experts say most spring nests should be left alone, with pets kept away and local agencies called if animals are in unsafe spots.
- Spring brings wildlife rearing young near human homes, prompting experts to advise leaving these nests undisturbed. Removing a nest can violate federal law.
- For four years, a mallard named Martha has nested near Caitlin Deal's home in Eagan, Minnesota, sitting on eggs for about a month each spring.
- Tami Vogel, executive director of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota, suggests installing shop lamps or placing laundry baskets over nests to protect them from pets.
- John Coluccy of Ducks Unlimited warns that geese can break bones, while North Florida Wildlife Center Animal Care Manager Darian Dowse reports alligators "aggressively guard their nests."
- Elk calves and deer fawns may appear abandoned, but Beth Quillian of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife explains mothers hide young while foraging. Elk weigh 500 pounds or more, so distance is essential.
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For four years, a mallard has nested behind a bush near the front door of Caitlin Deal's home in a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, offering an up-close glimpse of nature for
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Did you find an animal nesting near your house? Here's what to do
For four years, a mallard has nested behind a bush near the front door of Caitlin Deal's home in a Minneapolis-St. Paul suburb, offering an up-close glimpse of nature for her young son and lessons for how people can coexist with wildlife.The duck, dubbed Martha by the family, sits on her nest for about a month every spring in the tree-lined neighborhood of Eagan, Minnesota. After her eggs hatch around Mother's Day, the birds toddle away.“It feel…
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