The Science Behind Nature - in Layperson Speak
Here's a more recent post on rattlesnake research by Dr. Erika Novak. A reader and nature appreciator, Gary MacGrumbley from New Mexico, responded to my earlier article Rattlesnakes! Relocating them works just fine, saying there was not enough evidence to say that relocating rattlesnakes worked. I …
Continue Reading about More on Relocating Rattlesnakes – including a research bibliography
Note: this is my 100th blog article since I launched in December 2011! (and my 2nd in a series on rodenticide issues) My husband saw a panting, lethargic coyote on the streets of our city a couple days ago and we called Redlands (California) Animal Control. A city official who didn’t want to be …
Continue Reading about Rodent Poisons and our Ailing Wildlife – Part 2
E.B. White’s Charlotte Web was my favorite childhood book, and I’ve loved spiders and pigs ever since. Luckily my husband also shares my passion for our non-human creatures. When summer comes, this means we get to roam our property at night with flashlights and especially watch the …
This is the second part of my article about rodent control options that avoid the use of rat poisons. (Click here for part one.) Research is showing wildlife, pets and sometimes humans are suffering negative effects in particular from the stronger second-generation rodenticides. Gerry Miller, who …
Continue Reading about Using IPM to Control Rodents- (Part 1 continued)
You may wonder how to best get rid of rodents on your property, or heaven forbid, in your house. Unfortunately, that’s our situation – we’ve recently hired a company to seal our roof to prevent rats from entering our attic. (One month later, I think they're finally sealed out.) You …
Continue Reading about Using IPM to Control Rodents – Part 1
Our housesitter called when we were away to say that we hadn’t told her about our unexpected friend. At dusk she had walked out onto the back patio and discovered a 5-foot gopher snake slithering along the house. Knowing our respect for critters, she successfully whisked it away with a broom. …
Continue Reading about Our Welcome (and not welcome) Nature Guests
