09/18/2025
When wildlife enters your property, remember, it’s simply trying to survive. Every day animals have to pass through somebody’s land to find what they need because humans have claimed most of the Earth.
The Earth is not only a human home - it belongs to millions of other species that are all struggling, in their own ways, to survive in a changing environment. Sharing space with them may sometimes be inconvenient, but it is part of living on a shared planet.
95% of the planet’s land has been changed by cities, farms, roads, and other forms of development. Only a small amount of untouched wilderness remains, and that limited space is not nearly enough to support the wide range of species that once lived freely across vast landscapes.
For wildlife, this loss of habitat means their natural homes are shrinking year after year. Forests are logged or cleared for housing developments, wetlands are drained to make way for agriculture, and grasslands are often paved over to build highways, shopping centers, or industrial zones.
These changes leave many animals with nowhere else to go, pushing them closer and closer to human spaces.
That is why you might see a bear wandering through a yard, a coyote trotting down a suburban street, or deer quietly grazing in a neighborhood.
These animals are not trying to invade or cause harm - they are simply searching for food, water, and safe shelter in places where their original habitats have been reduced or destroyed.
If we want a healthy and balanced Earth, we need to leave space not only for ourselves but also for the animals that depend on these environments just as much as we do. Let’s bring more humanity back into being human.
Photo: Miss Rhaeny