tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999078.post4095691714171346773..comments2024-03-28T02:13:20.178-04:00Comments on Southwest Florida Online News: Speak To Bears In 'Calm, Assertive Voice' Says FWCDon Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03406935288146655615noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999078.post-66729555848422062432014-04-16T07:19:52.807-04:002014-04-16T07:19:52.807-04:00How about the reality that each and every day our ...How about the reality that each and every day our urban wildlife is becoming more accustomed to humans as part of their natural world. They have no choice. If we don't tweak our parameters of what defines "natural fear of people", or "normal behavior", we will need to kill every wild animal in every neighborhood soon. Too many already want to.<br />Feeding, be it intentional or not, is NOT the only assumption we can make today. <br />Simply needing to survive and simply being forced to coexist is an evolving reason that wild animals, sightings and perceived conflicts are going to increase. They are evolving faster than we are.<br />We need to revisit and redefine the definition of "nuisance". A healthy, normal acting raccoon seen during the day, and opossum stepping on a .79 cent plant, a bear getting into an open dumpster... and a growing human population that knows less and less about wild animals today? Bad recipe; we have to play more fair. Katherine McGillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01812424612709603890noreply@blogger.com