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Stash Food & Trash -- Changing our habits to protect ourselves and our wild neighbors: wild turkeys, bears, deer, coyote, and mountain lions.

 

What to do about
Nuisance, Dangerous or Injured Wildlife

If humans are in immediate physical danger from an aggressive animal, call 9-1-1.

Injured OR ORPHANED Wildlife

DFG issues permits to independent facilities for wildlife rehabilitatation.
Please consult a nearby facility BEFORE removing an animal from the wild.

• REHABILITATION FACILITIES LIST
• News Release: DFG Urges Californians to Leave Wildlife Alone

Advice for common human-wildlife interactions

• General
  • PEST NOTES by the University of California, Integrated Pest Management
    methods for deterring problems with dozens of  wildlife, plant, and bug species, including: coyote, deer, opossum, raccoons, rattlesnakes, skunks, squirrels, swallows & woodpeckers
  • Wildlife Pest Control Around Gardens and Homes (book available for purchase from the University of California)
• Bats
  • Living with Bats article
• Bears
  • Keep Me Wild website
• Coyote
  • Keep Me Wild website
  • USDA Fact Sheet
• Deer
  • Keep Me Wild website
  • A Gardener's Guide to Preventing Deer Damage (PDF or request hard copy)
• Mountain Lion
  • Keep Me Wild website
• Turkeys
  • Keep Me Wild website
• Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, etc.)
  • USDA Fact Sheet (PDF)