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Published: May 25, 2009
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Mind your wild neighbors Spring means baby season in the wildlife world. Wild animals, particularly babies in dens and nests, can be accidentally injured or orphaned when people trim trees, mow lawns, clean chimneys or set traps for those nuisance wild animals around the house, said Laura Simon , field director of urban wildlife for The Humane Society of the United States .

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