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Connecticut Wildlife July/Aug 2008 July/August 2008 PUBLISHED BY THE CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION BUREAU OF NATURAL RESOURCES ● WILDLIFE DIVISION July/August 2008 Connecticut Wildlife Volume 28, Number 4 ● July / August 2008 From ���������� � ������� the Director �Published bimonthly by State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection “Is it dangerous?” State agencies are www.ct.gov/dep asked that question more frequently as Gina McCarthy ................................................................... Commissioner the interface between people and wildlife Edward C. Parker ............................. Chief, Bureau of Natural Resources becomes less distinct. In general, people Wildlife Division are less knowledgeable about nature than 79 Elm Street, Hartford, CT 06106-5127 (860-424-3011) Dale May ..................................................................................... Director their forefathers, so there is a mystery Greg Chasko ................................................................ Assistant Director factor. There also appears to be a fascination factor as television audiences Mark Clavette ......................Program Specialist/Recreation Management Laurie Fortin .......................................Recreation Management Biologist are treated to a nightly tooth, fang and claw buffet of crocodile wrestling, Elaine Hinsch ...............................................................Program Specialist venomous snake collecting and searches for unidentified carnivores that are Brenda Marquez ........................................................................ Secretary Shana Scribner ................................................................. Office Assistant terrorizing backwoods communities. Is wildlife dangerous? No matter what Chris Vann .................................................Technical Assistance Biologist your level of expertise, if for some inexplicable reason you jump onto the back Kenneth Metzler .................................................... Natural History Survey of a fifteen foot crocodile, the answer is probably yes. However, if you are a Dawn McKay ........................................................ Natural History Survey Nancy Murray ....................................................... Natural History Survey typical resident of the Northeastern United States, statistics would indicate the Karen Zyko ........................................................... Natural History Survey answer is no. Eastern District Area Headquarters 209 Hebron Road, Marlborough, CT 06447 (860-295-9523) In Connecticut, most of the public concern is directed towards bears and Robin Blum ............................. Habitat Management Program Technician Ann Kilpatrick ................................................. Eastern District Biologist coyotes, with slightly less attention to fishers, bobcats and foxes. As human Carrie Pomfrey ........................ Habitat Management Program Technician development encroaches into natural areas, these adaptable carnivores are Paul Rothbart ............................................. District Supervising Biologist Jane Seymour ......................................................... Belding WMA Steward colonizing suburbia. It is not uncommon for any of these species to be seen Judy Wilson ........................................... Private Lands Habitat Biologist in populated areas displaying indifferent behavior towards people. While Franklin W.M.A. this has not proven to be dangerous to people thus far, it is always in the best 391 Route 32, N. Franklin, CT 06254 (860-642-7239) Charles Bruckerhoff ........................................... EP Safety Representative interests of wildlife, humans and their pets to take actions that reinforce the Paul Capotosto ......................................... Wetlands Restoration Biologist instinctive wariness that predators have towards people. This requires a Michael Gregonis .................................... Deer/Turkey Program Biologist Min Huang ......................................... Migratory Bird Program Biologist coordinated effort to remove food attractants and make backyards inhospitable Howard Kilpatrick .................................. Deer/Turkey Program Biologist to predators. Kelly Kubik .......................................Migratory Bird Program Technician Andy LaBonte ......................................................Deer Program Biologist On very rare occasions, predators may exhibit a truly aggressive behavior Heather Overturf ............................................................... Office Assistant Winnie Reid ............................................................................... Secretary towards people and these situations are taken seriously. The Department’s Julie Victoria .................................. Wildlife Diversity Program Biologist Wildlife Division and ENCON Police work cooperatively with local officials to Roger Wolfe ..................................... Mosquito Management Coordinator assess the level of threat and to determine an appropriate response to locate Sessions Woods W.M.A. P.O. Box 1550, Burlington, CT 06013 (860-675-8130) and remove an aggressive animal. However, many citizens demand the same Trish Cernik .............................................................................. Secretary response in non-aggressive situations. In other words they want predators Jenny Dickson ................................ Wildlife Diversity Program Biologist Peter Good ................................................ Supervising Wildlife Biologist that are behaving naturally removed as a preventative measure to eliminate Jason Hawley ............................................Furbearer Program Technician the chance that they could become aggressive in the future. Such an extreme Shannon Kearney-McGee .............Wildlife Diversity Program Technician Christina Kocer .............................Wildlife Diversity Program Technician response is not practical and is not warranted given the level of risk and the Geoffrey Krukar ............................Wildlife Diversity Program Technician other preventative options that could be employed. Lauren Pasniewski ........................................................................... Clerk Peter Picone .................................................... Western District Biologist Assessing levels of human risk among the hundreds of telephone calls that Kate Moran ...................................Wildlife Diversity Program Technician Paul Rego .................................................. Furbearer Program Biologist come in daily is a difficult task. While some predatory species are capable James Koert Riley ...................................................... District Maintainer of injuring humans, the chance of such an injury in most circumstances is Laura Rogers-Castro ..................................... Natural Resource Educator Laura Saucier ................................Wildlife Diversity Program Technician extremely small. Taking common sense actions to maintain a healthy respect Jim Warner .................................................................. Facilities Manager and a healthy distance between predators and people will go a long way Connecticut Wildlife towards allowing us to live compatibly. Kathy Herz ..................................................................................... Editor Paul Fusco ............................................... Media Designer/Photographer Dale W. May Wetlands Habitat & Mosquito Management Crew 51 Mill Road, Madison, CT 06443 Steven Rosa .................................................. Mosquito Control Specialist Daniel Shaw ................................................. Mosquito Control Specialist Cover: The Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program was initiated by sports- The indigo bunting breeds in Connecticut, preferring to use open fields, men and conservationists to provide states with funding for wildlife man- agement and research programs, habitat acquisition, wildlife management brushy openings, farmlands and forest clearings. Habitat management area development, and hunter education programs. Connecticut Wildlife contains articles reporting on Wildlife Division projects funded entirely or projects being conducted by the Wildlife Division create and maintain in part with federal aid monies. these types of habitat to the benefit of the indigo bunting and other The Department of Environmental Protection is an affirmative action/equal birds that use early successional habitats (see page 4 to learn more.) opportunity employer, providing programs and services in a fair and impar- tial manner. In conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, DEP Photo courtesy of Paul J. Fusco makes every effort to provide equally effective services for persons with disabilities. Individuals with disabilities needing auxiliary aids or services, or for more information by voice or TTY/TDD, call 860-424-3000. The Wildlife Division grants permission to reprint text, not artwork, provided the DEP Wildlife Division is credited. Artwork printed in this publication is copyrighted by the CT 2 Connecticut Wildlife DEP Wildlife Division. Any unauthorized use of this artwork isJuly/August prohibited. Please contact2008 the editor at the Sessions Woods office to obtain permission for reprinting articles. Using GIS Technology to Assess CT’s Changing Deer Habitat Written by Andrew LaBonte, Deer Program
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