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markie

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3. oh, hard to take

Reply to RainCaster (Original post)

Tue Mar 9, 2021, 02:16 PM

Mar 2021

I go through it with foxes, ermine, hawks, raccoons, bears killing my chickens and bees and getting into the garden... it can be a constant struggle I want so desperately to have us and wildlife work together

I use electric fence but sometimes 'things happen'

sorry for your loss

I want so desperately to have us and wildlife work together

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I have had better days [View all] RainCaster Mar 2021 OP

Uggh. Well, I'm sorry, but I happen to love otters. Too bad you couldn't trap & relocate hlthe2b Mar 2021 #1

No need to feel bad, you're just protecting FoxNewsSucks Mar 2021 #2

oh, hard to take markie Mar 2021 #3

I gave up on fish ponds when the villains were snakes. broiles Mar 2021 #4

A heron killed all our koi. Karadeniz Mar 2021 #5

When I had a large pond my dog kept predators at bay. alittlelark Mar 2021 #6

;-( elleng Mar 2021 #7

Condolences IbogaProject Mar 2021 #8

River otters are a protected species. Killing them is a crime. Ocelot II Mar 2021 #9

That article was talking about sea otters. RainCaster Mar 2021 #10

River otters are state-protected/threatened in Colorado--as are most species of raptors. hlthe2b Mar 2021 #11

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