Check trees for active nests or residents of cavities before cutting them down. Even better, avoid cutting down dead trees if they pose no safety hazard, since they provide homes for a wide variety of wildlife. Use non-toxic products on your lawn and garden. Mourning doves and pigeons are particularly sensitive to organo-phosphates. Don't leave motor oil standing in lid-less containers outside.
Birds can fall in.
Do not attempt to raise or keep wildlife yourself. Not only is it illegal, but wild creatures do not make good pets, and captivity poses a constant stress to them. Young wild animals raised without contact with their own species fail to develop survival skills and fear of humans, virtually eliminating their chances of survival in the wild. The gorgeous photo images used on this page are copyrighted by the photographer, Ron Wulff, Jr., who has graciously allowed them to be used by non-profit organizations for educational use.