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Four good reasons why you should commit an area of your yard to wildlife. First, by every measure, earth is losing natural habitat.

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Steps for removing birds, squirrels, skunks, bats and others from home, attic, window well, chimney, crawlspace.

Come with me a little way; you’ll find that insects are very interesting — they live lives full of (insect-style) adventure.

The butterflies on your flowers are sipping nectar, too. They sip through a “proboscis,” a tube designed for sucking liquids.

Let’s now step over to your pond. The Green Darner protecting his territory above the water is capable of devouring 600 mosquitoes a day.

When we alter natural habitat, we challenge wildlife and destroy native plants, sometimes to extinction. Read their stories.

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If you do nothing more than ban the use of pesticides in your yard, you’ll do a very good thing for wildlife, pets, the environment and yourself.

Wild animals have special needs. It’s often unsafe for them and you. And, sometimes, illegal.

Once you’ve created a backyard habitat for wildlife, it’s best to let the animals enjoy it without too much disturbance.

U.S. Centers for Disease Control: Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2011, state by state.