National
Wildlife Day (Feb. 22nd & September 4th) founded in 2005 by animal
behaviorist and philanthropist Colleen Paige, serves to bring awareness
of endangered animals nationally as well as globally, that need to be
preserved and rescued from their demise each year, but also to
acknowledge zoos and outstanding animal sanctuaries globally for
everything they do to help preserve this planet's animals and educate
the public about conservation - especially to children....our animal's
future caretakers and conservationists.
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As we live in the middle of nowhere we get to see LOADS of wildlife! When we look from the living room and up on the mountain acrss the highway, we have seen mountain sheep, elk and 2 kinds of deer (Mulies and white tails). Deer are everywhere!
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| Deer in our front yard |
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| Full moon rising |
In the above picture, Mom was trying to get a picture of the raccoons coming out of the juniper bushes.
Our wildlife is an important part of our lives here in our village. We are especially mindful of our bears. We are a Bear Smart Community and work hard to minimize the number of bears killed as a result of bear-human
conflicts, and to keep people and property safe as well. We do this by
helping people learn about bears, how to prevent human-bear conflicts
and live with bears, and how to become Bear Smart communities. Being
native to North America and on the landscape before humans, bears should
be able to travel, find natural foods and secure habitat, mate and
expand range, and connect with others.
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Do you guys have wildlife? And are you celebrating today?
