Feeding wild elephants might seem kind or exciting, but a new study warns it can lead to serious harm. Researchers at the University of California San Diego say that giving food to wild animals -- ...

I receive versions of the following questions every spring and summer as people begin to have more interactions with our native wildlife.

Feeding wild animals feels kind in the moment, especially when a squirrel waits on a fence or a deer lingers near the edge of a yard. The problem is that wild animals do not read generosity the way ...

A study led by a scientist at the University of California San Diego offers new warnings on the dangers of human interactions with wildlife. Assistant Professor Shermin de Silva of the School of ...

Dear Eric: A friend of mine is a lovely woman, and a real animal lover. The problem is that she lives near some woods and feeds the wild animals that come to her yard. I’m not talking about just ...

People all around the world feed animals, ranging from household companions for whom we control when, where, how, and what they eat to their free-ranging relatives, to garden birds and squirrels and ...

Does Appleton allow residents to feed deer in their backyard? What about feeding sandhill cranes? Squirrels? Turkeys? Answer: ...

Charlottetown is on its way to a ban on the feeding of wild birds outside of permanent bird feeders. The city’s bylaw officer has been dealing with residents dumping food on the ground, attracting ...