AR-News: (US) Babies on Board! Springtime Brings Extra Concerns for Wildlife, Says Fund f

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Tuesday March 30, 5:20 am ET 
SILVER SPRING, Md., March 30 /PRNewswire/ -- This time of year, people may 
think they're home alone until they hear ghostly scratching noises coming from 
the attic, or chirping sounds resonating from the chimney. It's baby season! 
Springtime is when many wild animals take advantage of holes in attics, uncapped 
chimneys, and openings under sheds to raise their young, said Laura Simon, 
the Urban Wildlife Director of The Fund for Animals, who recently appeared on 
"The Ellen DeGeneres Show." 
"The easiest and most humane solution is merely to wait it out. The mother 
will move her family when the young are big enough," said Simon. "Don't move the 
babies from their den site or the mother won't find them." 
According to Simon, trapping is a cruel and inhumane solution and will not 
solve the problem -- the mother animal usually gets trapped, leaving the 
orphaned babies behind. "And hiring a commercial trapper can cost hundreds of dollars 
for a problem that homeowners can easily solve themselves."


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http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040330/dctufns1_1.html 
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