Coexistence, not elimination, should be the goal
Friday, 21 October 2011 19:00
Gen Lussier had to give up trying to guard her property from her neighbourhood skunks, squirrels, mice, raccoons and groundhogs. "My relationship with urban wildlife has been mostly disruptive," said Lussier, a teacher in Pointe Claire.
"I have a large vegetable and flower garden. The challenge is finding a happy medium," said Lussier. "Chicken wire saved my garden from their wrath. I didn't realize how much we were feeding them, but it's inevitable that you will have losses. I still want to protect what's mine." Lussier is not alone in her struggles. From nipping at our veggies to moving in to our attics, urban wildlife can really set some homeowners on edge.