Critter Proof” Your Property”

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been receiving reports of wild animal sightings from across the detachment area. Most wild animals are intelligent, adaptable and they prefer to avoid conflict with humans, but they’ll wander residential areas in search of food. The South Bruce OPP is offering the following tips to help critter proof” your property:

Keep pet food indoors

Use secure garbage cans and store them in an enclosed structure

Use composting bins rather than exposed piles

Pick ripe fruit from trees and collect fallen fruit from the ground

Protect vegetable gardens with fencing

Trim or clear away bushes near your home that coyotes may find cover in

Close off spaces under decks

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