On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:36:15 -0300, wrote:

>On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 13:58:29 -0600, Janet B >
>wrote:
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>>On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 18:58:11 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>>wrote:
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>>>"Janet B" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Thu, 15 Oct 2015 12:18:10 -0400, Dave Smith
>>>> > wrote:
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>>>>>On 2015-10-15 12:10 PM, Janet B wrote:
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>>>>>> In my area it has been too dry to provide forage up in the hills and
>>>>>> mountains. The animals come down to where there is water and food.
>>>>>> Then they become habituated. The deer in my neighborhood have taken
>>>>>> up residence along the creek. The one buck goes upstream past my
>>>>>> house everyday, crosses the court and enters the backyard of a
>>>>>> neighbor where he dozes all day. Generally he is a polite neighbor.
>>>>>> He's safe here. Once they leave this area of dead end streets they
>>>>>> become traffic casualties.
>>>>>>
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>>>>>When I was in Pacific Grove last month there were deer roaming through
>>>>>the parking lot at hour hotel and they were in the parks and cemeteries.
>>>>>When we were driving along the coast I saw a man walking a German
>>>>>Shepherd. There were more than a dozen deer nearby and two of them kept
>>>>>teasing the dog.
>>>>>
>>>>>When we left there were stopped at the Elkhorn Slough and there were
>>>>>signs up warning of mountain lion sightings and they suggested that
>>>>>people not hike alone there.
>>>>>
>>>> We get mountain lion sightings here in neighborhoods along the
>>>> foothills. Schools go into lock down for the day. Fortunately there
>>>> have been no confrontations. Just reports of bloody driveways and
>>>> pieces of deer lying about. That's a shocker on your way to work in
>>>> the morning.
>>>
>>>That is very frightening!!! May I ask where this happens???
>>
>>In my state of Idaho, but I know similar happens in all the states out
>>here in the west. We have mountains, low population density for much
>>of the terrain, and a variety of large mammals. When the deer and
>>elk (your moose, I believe) come down into the valleys for food and
>>water, the predators follow. I haven't seen a mountain lion or
>>mountain lion footprints in my neighborhood but they have been seen
>>near here. I have seen coyote and fox go through the neighborhood on
>>a regular basis. My city is the capitol city of my state, so we are
>>not exactly primitive. However, as the city grows it begins to climb
>>the foothills in one direction and encroach on the desert to the
>>south. With that intrusion you have got to expect to find rattle
>>snakes, and other wildlife using your neighborhood. On the other
>>hand, we also have ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasant, quail and other
>>game birds. Thankfully the skunks have stopped visiting here.
>>>http://tinyurl.com/oxmmppj
>>Janet US
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>Do you get raccoons ? We don't get mountain lions, nor elk, but all
>the rest. The main problem here is suburbs that have spread into
>animal territory, sometimes the people are so irritating, if there is
>a sleepy bear in the garden, go indoors and shut the door behind you.
>More often that not, they phone the police and the usual result is a
>dead bear. We have had some trouble with hikers and coyotes, but
>again, most of the humans were irritatingly stupid.

Yes, but I don't even think of raccoons as wild animals anymore. They
are like squirrels -- always there. They rob cat food and dog food
and rummage in the garden and are quite tame -- not shy of humans at
all.
Do you get moose. I adore their looks but they are a very big animal
you don't want to mess with.
Some municipalities have game or police wardens that actively work to
scare away or remove the large animals from human areas. That's what
I favor. All these animals supply a balance in nature.
Janet US