Bears are on the move!

Bears are hungry and looking for quick and easy meals.
PLEASE remove your bird feeders before dusk, or take
them down altogether. According to NH Fish and Game:

• Bird feeders typically are the direct cause of
  25% of annual bear–human encounters.
• In addition to bird feeders, other primary bear
  attractants include unprotected chickens and
  other poultry (23%) and unsecured garbage
  cans and dumpsters (38%).
• You may want to temporarily fortify chicken
  coops with an electric barrier, as hungry bears
  can EASILY tear into even very well-built coops!

Other Spring Critters to watch out for:

• Skunks and porcupines are active — be extra
  careful when letting dogs out after dusk.
• If you find a fawn, don’t touch or move it! Check
  the next day if you are worried the mom deer
  isn’t around. Still worried? Call Fish and Game.

Animal Emergencies

• For wildlife injured or in distress you can call
  NH Fish and Game at (603) 271-3421.
• The closest wildlife rehabilitator to Canterbury is
  Maria Colby in Henniker. You can reach her at
  (603) 428-3723. Her website is wingswildlife.org
  

~ Linda Moore