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Pet and wildlife columnist Gary Bogue provides a cautionary tale about "scouting your yard" before sending pets out to do their business; which is an infinitely preferable alternative to that of shooting wildlife instead. Swedish wildlife officials have given hunters free range in exterminating raccoon dogs whenever they encounter them. A rabid raccoon was reported by passersby in Brattleboro, Vermont; health officials in New York state are advising residents to avoid rabid wildlife; but a rabid skunk turned a blessed event (the birth of several puppies) into a Nebraska family's nightmare; and nearly 3 dozen rabid animals have been identified in a West Virginia county so far this year. The downside of poisoning possums in New Zealand is revealed by a poison check of local water sources. A resident of Louisiana reflects on the virtues of using animal control instead of a shotgun to limit skunk incursions in your yard. An Arizona elementary school was forced into lockdown after a small black bear was seen on campus; but a black bear got a fatal welcome while raiding a freezer in an Alaskan home. Wildlife officials have closed parts of a popular park in Alberta, Canada, due to grizzly bears foraging in preparation for wintertime in the area; while, in the wake of the death of a Colorado resident by a hungry bear she was feeding, and knowing that bears are going into a feeding frenzy as fall nears, officials in Colorado are sponsoring a seminar to inform the public of how to coexist with their furry neighbors. A wildlife rehabilitation Center in Florida will be releasing their 374th bald eagle back into the wild. A second four-year-old girl was injured by a deer in a Massachusetts Park (a four-year-old girl was injured there a few weeks ago); and a bicyclist in Maine is recovering from a broken leg following a collision with a deer on the road. Another New Jersey town will allow deer hunting within the city limits to thin the herd and, thereby, avoid more deer-auto collisions and cases of deer starvation over the winter; but Minnesota lawmakers have decided to ban possession of weapons (guns or bows) whenever people "shine" deer in that state, in order to reduce poaching. A five-year-old Canadian boy was injured when a cougar jumped him in a northeastern Washington state park; while the remains of a Labrador retriever, which apparently had been attacked by a cougar, were found in Moorpark, California. Wildlife officials will be using Karelian bear dogs to help track a cougar that has been frequenting Seattle's Discovery Park; and cougar hunting will begin soon in North Dakota. Foxes had better make themselves scarce in West Virginia, now that wildlife officials are allowing sales of live foxes to organizations that provide hunting hounds; but residents of Dartmouth, Massachusetts, are taking precautions after several coyote encounters in the area. And finally, scientists have determined that wolves have an edge in logical analysis over dogs, in part because of their lack of association with human cues for making decisions.
Gary Bogue: Phillip Garrido: Long-distance concern for a cat's welfare
Man who shot raccoon could have avoided hurting animal
Rabid raccoon found on Williams Street
Avoid rabies threat
Rabies: Officials urge vaccination
Greenbrier Co. reports 35th rabid animal this year
Water supply gets all clear after checks for poison
Creatures cause problems in yards
Bear forces elementary school into lockdown
Black bear killed after raiding freezer
Hungry grizzly bears force partial closure of Cardston park
Living Safely in Bear Habitat the Subject of Public Presentation
Wakulla County To Release Bald Eagle
Another 4-year-old girl hurt by deer at Mass. zoo
Deer crossing road runs into bicyclist
Morris County town invites bowhunters to cull deer
Shedding light on changes in deer shining law
5-Year-Old Hurt in Washington State Cougar Attack
Mountain lion kills dog in Moorpark
Discovery Park closed after third cougar sighting
King of the mountain
Sale of Live Foxes Permitted in West Virginia
Coyotes Keep Residents On Edge
Wolves Beat Dogs on Logic Test
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