At 11:23 AM 1/13/2009, Judy wrote, in part: >Just a mention that (as elsewhere in Tompkins County) we have a >large raccoon population, and an increasing possum >population.
Dear Friends. Yes.... A vet college grad did a study a few years back and determined that there are approximately 6,000 (!) raccoons within the City of Ithaca. I suspect that their numbers have not declined since the study was undertaken. Not only are they terrible thieves, they can be severe disease vectors as well. We have an urban possum right here on Court St. Nasty little bugger. I had to stop leaving out dry food for the outside cat as possums love cat food. And they can kill a cat. What is needed for both is a dog! Any urban chicken populations would need a skillfully built, secure coop and outside run. This can be done, but it raises the cost per egg for quite a while. Tom ****************************************** Tom Shelley 118 E. Court St. Ithaca, NY 14850 607 342-0864 [email protected] http://www.myspace.com/99319958 (Last updated 12-22-08.) http://www.facebook.com/129295929#/home.php (Last updated 12-31-08.) Compost Educator and Sustainability Scion* What Does Zero Waste Mean? "If it can't be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, redesigned, or removed from production." Berkeley Zero Waste Resolution See http://www.cityofberkeley.info/council8/newsletter.pdf *noun: a shoot or bud of a plant, esp. one for planting or grafting _______________________________________________ tcrp mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/tcrp _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
