City Wildlife

One would assume that living in the center of a large city would eliminate the need to deal with animals which should be living in the wild. Because of the great expansion of the housing needs the habitat for many animals is reduced to a point that animals have to live along with people on shared landscape. Here in Oakville we have rabbits by the hundreds, coyotes on our walking trails and in backyards, raccoon and foxes. Of course we have large squirrels and chipmunks

The problem arises when these animals clash with people and their pets, mainly dogs. There have been some very bad incidents where coyotes have attacked pets and although rare they make people nervous.Last week two of our young people were walking on a path near our home and were warned by a man of coyotes nearby The nature of our city enables the wild animals refuge in our many glens and valleys Every creek and river has a protected zone surrounding them which makes for huge amount of green space within our borders.

This is a great benefit to people who travel the walkways and enjoy the green space found in large supply As for the other animals they are a pest eating our vegetables and flowers but we must learn to share our space with them.Last year the rabbits ate many of my vegetables so I planted enough for both of us.I suppose if the animals can make the adjustment and live with us we must do the same for them.
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