{"id":55527,"date":"2020-11-04T08:39:38","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55527"},"modified":"2020-11-04T08:39:38","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:39:38","slug":"how-to-turn-your-backyard-into-a-certified-wildlife-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=55527","title":{"rendered":"How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"featured-area\">\n<div class=\"featured-area-inner\">\n<figure class=\"single-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bird-Bath-Garden.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bird-Bath-Garden.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bird-Bath-Garden-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bird-Bath-Garden-558x372.jpg 558w, https:\/\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bird-Bath-Garden-272x182.jpg 272w\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header-outer\">\n<div class=\"entry-header\">\n<h3 class=\"post-title entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permaculturenews.org\/2020\/11\/04\/how-to-turn-your-backyard-into-a-certified-wildlife-habitat\/\">How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content entry clearfix\">\n<p>Climate change continues to alter the planet and make it less suitable for sustaining life. Animals have felt this effect more than anyone else. As people look for new locations to build safer, more weather-proof cities, wildlife species have retreated to the minimal spaces still left intact.<\/p>\n<p>Humans can do their part to mitigate the current\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biologicaldiversity.org\/programs\/biodiversity\/elements_of_biodiversity\/extinction_crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mass extinction of animals and insects<\/a>. Before you visit a zoo, consider transforming your property into a better home for creatures in need.<\/p>\n<p>This is how you can turn your backyard into a certified wildlife habitat. Your backyard may currently have features that hurt the environment or prevent animals from roaming through or living safely. Use these tips and you\u2019ll join the effort to save numerous species the food chain depends upon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Ensure a Food Supply<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nothing can live without a steady supply of food. You\u2019ll have to think of a way to ensure constant food that local wildlife can eat.<\/p>\n<p>First, you should research where you live. Read about which animals thrive in your neighbourhood or migrate through your town. Think about whether your area interacts with creatures like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Birds<\/li>\n<li>Butterflies<\/li>\n<li>Deer<\/li>\n<li>Rabbits<\/li>\n<li>Squirrels<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even some animals like bears, which don\u2019t necessarily pose a safety threat, can find refuge in your homemade habitat if they first find access to food.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Provide Shelter<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permaculturenews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bird-Box-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bird Box\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/users\/papaya45-216043\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1676850\">Sabine L\u00f6wer<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/?utm_source=link-attribution&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=image&amp;utm_content=1676850\">Pixabay<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Animals want to feel safe, both for themselves and their potential offspring. Habitats must always include shelter for these purposes. You might hang a few birdhouses and bat houses on your trees or nestle a lizard shelter from a pet store next to your garden.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry about needing a big budget for this step. It\u2019s great to build or buy extra shelters, but animals will also appreciate leafy bushes and trees.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Turn Your Backyard Into a Certified Wildlife Habitat Climate change continues to alter the planet and make it less suitable for sustaining life. Animals have felt this effect more than anyone else. As people look for new locations to build safer, more weather-proof cities, wildlife species have retreated to the minimal spaces still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[72,29929,9358,881,30544],"class_list":["post-55527","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-environment","tag-biodiversity","tag-emily-folk","tag-permaculture-research-institute","tag-wildlife","tag-wildlife-habitat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55527","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55527"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55527\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":55528,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55527\/revisions\/55528"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55527"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55527"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55527"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}