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Whit Gibbons is author or editor of 11 books on herpetology and ecology and has published more than 200 articles in scientific journals.
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Is it OK to feed wild animals in your backyard? | ECOVIEWS

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By Whit Gibbons Verified
| Montgomery Advertiser Verified
I receive versions of the following questions every spring and summer as people begin to have more interactions with our native wildlife. Q. Is it environmentally acceptable to feed wild animals? I know people who feed squirrels and pigeons in parks, have bird feeders in their backyards or throw food to chipmunks around picnic tables at parks. We feed the turtles in our lake almost every day during warm weather. And what about deer, raccoons and bears?
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Is it OK to feed wild animals in your backyard? | ECOVIEWS

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By Whit Gibbons Verified
| Gadsden Times Verified
I receive versions of the following questions every spring and summer as people begin to have more interactions with our native wildlife.
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ECOVIEWS: Should we feed wild animals

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By Whit Gibbons Verified
| The Aiken Standard Verified
I receive versions of the following questions every spring and summer as people begin to have more interactions with our native wildlife. Q. Is it environmentally acceptable to feed wild animals? I know people who feed squirrels and pigeons in parks, have bird feeders in their backyards or throw food to chipmunks around picnic tables at parks. We feed the turtles in our lake almost every day during warm weather. And what about deer, raccoons and bears?
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