Page 2 - PGA Community News - November '20

Page 2, PGA C.A.N.! November 2020 November 2020

Northern Notes

Please Don’t Feed Wildlife the species involved in each of these cases may be
different, the issue is always the same. Concerned and
By Katie Roundtree, well-intentioned individuals start feeding wildlife, often
Finance Director, Northern without regard for the quantity or types of feed being
Palm Beach County offered. Wild animals have a complicated diet with
Improvement District specific needs. If people feed them “treats,” they may not
As temperatures in get the correct balance of nutrients to keep them healthy.
Florida start to drop in the All wild creatures have evolved over the millennia with
fall, people and animals will an instinct to locate and eat a diet best suited to their own
be outside more often in the digestive systems. Thus, they have a specific niche in the
daylight hours, creating wild community where they feed and live in balance with
the potential for contact all other species. This balance is interfered with when
and conflicts. Throughout well-intentioned people feed
the years, The Florida Fish what they think is a healthy
and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) receives diet to wildlife.
many complaints regarding wildlife causing damage to This practice also
private property or creating a public safety issue. Many inevitably leads to unnatural
complaints are the result of communities where intentional concentrations of animals,
feeding of wildlife is tolerated or where domestic animals both wild and domestic,
are fed outdoors. looking for a handout. Wild
Whenever such conflicts arise, wildlife loses. While animals are thus conditioned
to associate humans with
a feeding opportunity and
Editorial Board the results are predictable to keep it wild! For those who enjoy viewing wildlife,
The FWC’s advice to anyone who enjoys wildlife is
– animals become a nuisance to property owners.
Artificially high concentrations of wildlife found at
feeding stations also increase the transmission of diseases the safest and most effective way to attract animals is to
Editor: James A. Cioffi that normally occur in low concentrations. provide good wildlife habitat. This is best accomplished
james@jcclaw.com Feeding wildlife is generally discouraged and, in through the use of native vegetation. The FWC has
Feature Writers: Dawn Levinstein, POA some cases, illegal. In Florida, it is illegal to feed publications online with information on developing your
Commissioner Hal R. Valeche gopher tortoises, sandhill cranes, bears, raccoons, foxes, own backyard wildlife refuge. For those without Internet
O’Neal Bardin Jr.
manatees and alligators. Intentionally placing food or service, copies or more information about planting a
Contributing garbage, allowing the placement of food or garbage, or backyard refuge may be obtained by calling or writing
Reporter: Don Kiselewski offering food or garbage in such a manner that it attracts your nearest FWC regional office. (Source: www.
black bears, foxes, raccoons, gopher tortoises or sandhill myFWC.com)
Your editors strongly believe that the number cranes and thereby creates a public nuisance is prohibited. NPDES Tip: Please pick up after your pet. When pet
of people who do become involved with any Because people establish an emotional connection waste is washed into lakes or canals the waste decays,
news medium directly reflects on that medium’s with wildlife that they feed, these situations often prove using up oxygen and sometimes releasing ammonia.
excellence, versatility and broad viewpoint. difficult to resolve, because they involve changing Low oxygen levels and ammonia combined with warm
Therefore, we invite PGA residents to contribute temperatures can kill fish. Pet waste also contains
articles or current, timely news items and/or peoples’ attitudes and behaviors. Fortunately, educating
“Letters to the Editors.” individuals how to responsibly attract wildlife often nutrients that encourage weed and algae growth. Overly
Articles/letters are subject to editing and editors’ resolves the problem. Communities can pursue a variety fertile water becomes cloudy and green – unattractive for
right to publish. Submission must include writer’s of approaches to affect a remedy. In communities with a boating and fishing. Perhaps most importantly, pet waste
name, address and telephone number. Unsigned articles homeowner’s association, residents may apply remedies carries diseases which make water unsafe.
/letters will not be published. Opposing views to article available to them through the association.
viewpoints contained in this paper are welcome.
Articles do not necessarily represent the viewpoint
of the C.A.N.! organization. Submissions should
be mailed or delivered by the tenth of each month
for the following month’s publication (example: by
January 10 for February publication) to:
C.A.N.! Editors
Post Office Box 33436
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33420 or
Contact the publisher for additional information
regarding submissions, fax (561) 627-9088 or e-mail
canpga@yahoo.com.
Let’s hear from you.
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