New proposed ordinance in Bowling Green to limit feeding of wildlife
After animals have become aggressive due to feeding, ODNR urged the city to create an ordinance. A proposed ordinance in Bowling Green, Ohio, has been proposed to limit the feeding of wildlife, following an increase in reports of animals becoming aggressive towards humans due to feeding. The proposal restricts feeding squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, raccoons, deer, turkey, and other wildlife. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has suggested the city create an ordinance to limit feeding. However, some areas such as landscaping and bird feeders may be up for interpretation. Most of the problem is caused by a few properties, not specific ones, but those who leave out items like corn, peanuts, and salt blocks.
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After animals have become aggressive due to feeding, ODNR urged the city to create an ordinance.
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The city said it's because of an increase in reports of animals being aggressive toward humans.
The proposal restricts feeding squirrels, chipmunks, groundhogs, raccoons, deer, turkey, and other wildlife. But there are some areas up for interpretation such as landscaping and bird feeders.
"We've been getting calls for months, for years. So this can really become a neighborhood issue," Amanda Gamby, the spokesperson for the city of BG said.
Gamby said the city has had to call in the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to help with the aggressive animals. However, she said that the main reason the animals have become aggressive is due to being fed by people.
"They identified numerous areas in the community where people just had all-out wildlife buffets," Gamby said. "So it went well beyond just bird feeding, song-bird feeding stations," Gamby said.
Gamby said after a quick investigation of the neighborhoods where the complaints came from, ODNR suggested the city create an ordinance to limit feeding.
According to Gamby, most of the problem stems from a few properties and the city is not concerned with those who have a bird feeder or two.
She said the ordinance is more for those who leave out things like corn, peanuts, and salt blocks.
"The intention of the ordinance is not to go after every single person who's potentially having an interaction with wildlife," Gamby said. "This is more for someone who's intentionally feeding wildlife with the intention of drawing in numerous deer, numerous raccoons, anybody else that wants to come feed there."
"Especially when you're out in nature, that letting that be natural is key," Harmon said.
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