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Article: Bambi and the Big Bad Wolf Why do we think some creatures are 'good,' others 'bad'?(Neighbor)(The nature of things)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- January 19, 2004
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Byline: Valerie DePrez
We see Bambi in every graceful doe in the fields, every handsome buck in the woods, and of course, in every adorable fawn in the forest.
The ubiquitous white-tailed deer is at the pinnacle of the popularity polls, despite its burgeoning numbers and ravenous appetites for our landscaping.
The Big Bad Wolf is conjured up when we hear coyotes yipping in the dark of night or see one trotting through the neighborhood on garbage collection day.
Kane County's coyote population is strong, and like deer, coyotes eat things we value. Only instead of eating our plants, coyotes eat our pets - given a chance. They primarily ...