{"id":19347,"date":"2019-10-15T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T17:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=60842"},"modified":"2019-10-15T11:40:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T17:40:45","slug":"some-tips-to-make-outdoor-halloween-decor-safer-and-less-scary-for-wildlife","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/local-news\/some-tips-to-make-outdoor-halloween-decor-safer-and-less-scary-for-wildlife\/","title":{"rendered":"Some tips to make outdoor Halloween decor safer and less scary for wildlife"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This 2017 photo provided by Marin Humane shows an owl who had gotten caught up in some decorative Halloween cobwebs outside of a residence in Mill Valley, Calif.<\/strong>
D. Stapp\/Marin Humane via AP<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Fake cobwebs and some other spooky, outdoor Halloween decorations meant as harmless fun can do real damage to wildlife.<\/p>\n

Halloween
\nspending has skyrocketed in recent years, and the National Retail
\nFederation says Americans are expected to spend $2.7 billion on
\nHalloween decorations this year.<\/p>\n

Wildlife organizations say they
\nalso have seen an increase in animal visits to local rehabilitation
\ncenters for injuries related to the outdoor holiday decorations.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe
\nfake cobwebs are of particular concern,\u201d said Lisa Bloch, director of
\ncommunications for the Marin Humane in Novato, California. When they\u2019re
\nstrung across bushes and trees, \u201cwildlife can easily get stuck in these
\nwebs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fake webs can trap animals, said Alison Hermance of WildCare, a nonprofit wildlife hospital and nature education center in San Rafael, California. Birds caught in them can damage their wings and claws. Chipmunks and other low-to the-ground rodents can also get caught and damage their paws.<\/p>\n

If you observe an animal in trouble, always call a wildlife center before intervening, Bloch said.<\/p>\n

Halloween
\nlights and other items that dangle also can pose problems for wildlife.
\nDeer and elk can get holiday lights, netting, clothing and other
\nmaterials stuck in their antlers, said Jason Clay of the Colorado Parks
\nand Wildlife\u2019s Denver office. \u201cWe see it every year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Be aware of what paths animals use in your yard, and avoid placing decorations there, Clay said.<\/p>\n

Pumpkins
\nand other food items should be disposed of promptly because they entice
\nanimals to come closer to your home than they normally would, putting
\nthem in contact with pets and increasing the risk of getting hit by a
\ncar, Hermance said.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t leave any decorations up for an extended
\nperiod, adds Bloch. \u201cIt\u2019s good to be mindful and remove the decorations
\nas soon as you\u2019re done celebrating.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This 2017 photo provided by Marin Humane shows an owl who had gotten caught up in some decorative Halloween cobwebs outside of a residence in Mill Valley, Calif.D. Stapp\/Marin Humane via AP Fake cobwebs and some other spooky, outdoor Halloween decorations meant as harmless fun can do real damage to wildlife. Halloween spending has skyrocketed […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-19347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-15 01:11:56","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KRKY Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/krky\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}