With increased hunting, deer caused car accidents and property damage to homes could be reduced and venison could become an incredible resource for feeding tens of millions of hungry people. Wild animals have learned that living is easy in America's suburbs, and they're making life increasingly hard on the humans who live there with them. The feature describes what so many suburbanites know. Brash coyotes are roaming neighborhoods in 48 states to carry off pets and even young children. Black bears frolic in the suburbs of Atlanta, Boston, Phoenix, and Los Angeles.
Skunks carry rabies.
Deer spread Lyme disease and defoliate gardens. The article presented 10 things homeowners can do to keep wildlife at bay. Yet it missed the biggest opportunity for positive change. People should be encouraged to support wildlife biologists and hunters. Together, they can help get wildlife populations in check.