Relocating 'nuisance' animals often unhealthy for wildlife
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org) —It's a common phenomenon around the world: when humans observe wildlife in their neighborhood that they consider a nuisance, they call government wildlife officials to have the animal removed and transported elsewhere, often great distances away. It makes people happy to think they are ridding themselves of a potential problem without killing the animal.