Lucky's Wildlife Info

07/19/2025

Want to know what happens if you attempt to traffic animals into the US? One man found out the hard way.

Last month, a CBP K9 alerted to the vehicle of a man at the Otay Mesa POE. After two negative declarations, CBP officers discovered 14 duct-taped live, sedated Keel-billed toucans hidden within. Some had injuries including broken tails and a broken leg.

The man was arrested and is now being prosecuted.

Learn more: https://go.dhs.gov/wvU
Want to bring pets into the US? Do it the right way: go.dhs.gov/Zdd
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07/19/2025

07/19/2025

Why "Trap and Relocate" Isn’t the Kindest Option for Wildlife

It might seem like a compassionate choice to trap and relocate a wild animal from your property, but in most cases, it’s a death sentence.

When you remove an animal from its home range, you may be separating it from its young, which are often left behind to starve. That animal is then dropped into unfamiliar territory, often already claimed by members of the same species. The result? Territorial fights, injury, or death.

Relocated animals face:
🔸 No knowledge of food or water sources
🔸 No known denning or shelter locations
🔸 No awareness of local predators
🔸 High risk of spreading or contracting disease

They are frightened, disoriented, and vulnerable and many don’t survive the ordeal.

✨ The Humane Alternative
If a wild animal has taken up residence too close for comfort, there are ways to encourage it to leave on its own, safely and naturally. The most effective method is a combination of lights, sounds, and smells that make the area feel unsafe and uninviting:

💡 Motion-activated lights (mini strobe light / flood lights)
🔊 Talk radio
🌿 Predator scents or strong odors (like apple cider vinegar or synthetic predator urine)

This gives the animal time to relocate on its own, which is especially important if babies are involved, and keeps them in their home range where they know how to survive.

We believe in living compassionately alongside wildlife. Need advice on handling an unwelcome wild neighbor? We're here to help guide you through humane, effective solutions.

07/18/2025

07/18/2025

I’ve never held a cigarette before so this was a new one 😂

07/18/2025

07/18/2025

07/17/2025

07/17/2025

Let’s talk Glue Traps.

Did you know that chances are someone on your friends list still uses glue traps.

Australia has hundreds of small native animals including snakes, lizards, birds, gliders, bats, possums and other pouched marsupials. All of these are at risk of being caught up in glue traps.

Q: What are glue traps?
A: Glue traps, also known as glue boards, are trays coated with an extremely strong adhesive. Any animal who touches one becomes stuck and unable to escape.

Q: Do glue traps kill the animals?
A: No. The animal is immobilised but not killed outright. Needlessly made to suffer.

Q: What happens to animals caught by a glue trap?
A: Depending on how frequently the trap is checked, animals can be stuck anywhere from a hours to days. They may be trapped on their side, or face down, by all legs or just one, and will often cry out in distress. Trapped animals struggle to free themselves and may become more and more embedded in the glue. Some animals break bones and tear off, or even bite through, their own limbs in an attempt to free themselves. After a fruitless struggle, they may succumb to exhaustion, collapse face down in the glue, and die of suffocation when the glue lodges in their nasal passages. Most often death comes from a combination of exhaustion, dehydration, and starvation. This can take anywhere from three hours to a few days.

Q:When is it okay to use glue traps?
Never. No animal including rats and mice deserve such a horrific death.

07/17/2025

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