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🦌 Did you know our trash is a serious problem for our wildlife?
Not only can food bags and containers travel into yards, beaches, forests, and more, putting bears, deer, foxes, squirrels, birds, raccoons, and other wild animals at risk, but wildlife and fish can also get tangled in, caught in, and suffocate in all types of trash – just like this young bear whose head got stuck in a plastic pretzel jar in late June.
Georgia Wildlife Officials received over 15 calls reporting the poor cub’s situation. The Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources sent a biologist and a wildlife technician to assist the distressed bear. They were able to locate the bear, sedate it, remove the container, and release the bear safely back into the woods.
Not every story of injured wildlife ends so well.
So, what can you do?
✔️ Cut up your food bags before you dispose of them
✔️ Never leave trash outside, no matter where you are
✔️ Pack any food you take outside of the home in plastic containers rather than plastic bags
✔️ Cut up all string, rope, netting, fishing line, and plastic drink holders before disposing of them
✔️ Crush all drink cans and food cans
✔️ Screw lids tightly on jars and containers
✔️ If you see an animal, bird, fish, or pet in distress, please try to help them or call for help
Little changes can save the lives of many wild animals! ❤️
(Photos from Georgia DNR Wildlife Resources Division/Facebook)
