Oct 31, 2020 | Living with Wildlife
© Richard Blaker / Adobe Stock Do I Hear Buzzing? by David Peterson, Marin County Beekeeper Honeybees are social insects. Unlike the four to five thousand other species of solitary bees, honey bees store resources, in the form of honey, that allow the hive to survive...
Oct 31, 2020 | Living with Wildlife, Uncategorized
Living with Deer In many parts of the country, where deer are hunted, people rarely get to see them as closely as we do in the Bay Area. It is charming to see a mother and her fawn living their lives in the open spaces around us. It may not be quite as engaging,...
Oct 31, 2020 | Advocacy, Living with Wildlife
Providing an artificial water source for wildlife in your yard may seem like the kind thing to do for local wildlife, but putting out water can cause more problems than it solves. WildCare strongly recommends against putting out water for wildlife. Why? Stagnant water...
Oct 31, 2020 | Advocacy, Living with Wildlife
© Roland Dumas One of the main causes of migratory songbird mortality is window strikes. The following steps can help reduce the number of birds killed by hitting windows, and a lot of lives could be saved if everyone implemented these strategies! These suggestions...
Oct 31, 2020 | Advocacy, Living with Wildlife
Click for a list of resources to protect both songbirds AND your cat! WildCare’s Caught by Cat 2019 Project in National Geographic For one year, WildCare’s Director of Animal Care and her team collected the wild animal patients brought to our...
Oct 31, 2020 | Advocacy, Living with Wildlife
WildCare discourages the feeding of any wildlife. However, we recognize that millions of people love their bird feeders Feeders bring joy and enrichment to many people’s lives, and they can occasionally provide a valuable supplemental food source that improves...
