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03-05-2025
- Health
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Officials warn residents not to intervene after animal is found in tricky situation: 'Needs to be done with extreme care'
A deer in Ohio has suffered an unfortunate predicament involving plastic waste, according to Fox 8. A deer in Summit County, Ohio, lodged its head in a plastic container. To make matters worse, because the bucket was translucent, the deer was able to see people trying to approach it to remove it or shoot it with a tranquilizer dart. Wildlife officials warned residents not to approach the deer. "Every attempt to track and remove it puts stress on these delicate animals and needs to be done with extreme care and knowledge of deer behavior and anatomy," said Ohio Division of Wildlife spokesperson Monika Bowman, per Fox 8. "These animals can and do die from excess stress." Larger pieces of plastic waste can be physical barriers for animals, leading to struggles like this one. Oft-repeated scenarios include birds with plastic can holders stuck around their necks, and turtles with plastic straws stuck in their noses. Ghost netting at sea is a massive issue on this front. Proper disposal can help alleviate these kinds of situations, but assuming plastic recycling is ineffective, even plastic in landfills can cause harm to animals. Over time, plastic degrades into smaller fragments, which end up in waterways. These microplastics end up in the fish we eat, and eventually into humans, which is linked to endocrine disruptions, immune system problems, and infertility. The most surefire way to prevent plastics from becoming large physical obstructions to animals and a smaller insidious threat in waterways is to prevent plastic use in the first place. After that, it's important to make sure plastic trash doesn't end up as litter. "Crisis like these can be avoided. Proper disposal of trash and washing out containers that may have food particles in them are an easy way to help avoid these unfortunate situations," said Bowman, per Fox 8. "Buckets, especially ones with handles or smaller openings than bases, like pumpkins around Halloween, easily trap onto animals' heads as they forage and can't be removed by the animals." Do you think America has a plastic waste problem? Definitely Only in some areas Not really I'm not sure Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
Yahoo
01-04-2025
- General
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Wildlife officials try to save deer stuck in bucket
SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio (WJW) – Wildlife officers in Summit County are trying to save a deer that's been spotted with its head stuck in a bucket. Officials with the Ohio Division of Wildlife said officers and a veterinarian have gone out at least four times to try and tranquilize the deer to then remove the bucket. However, at last check, the efforts have been unsuccessful. Count them! So many snakes spotted at local park 'These tranquilizer darts have sensitive distance requirements. This particular bucket is translucent, so the deer is able to see our approaches,' said spokesperson Monika Bowman. 'Every attempt to track and remove it puts stress on these delicate animals and needs to be done with extreme care and knowledge of deer behavior and anatomy. These animals can and do die from excess stress.' The Ohio Division of Wildlife is monitoring the deer and said more attempts are planned to try and save the animal. One of Ohio's most abundant snakes ready to mate 'It is of utmost importance that the public does not try to approach this deer to remove the bucket or get close for any other reason. This will cause undue stress and make our approaches more difficult, not to mention these animals are still wild and can be dangerous especially when they feel threatened,' said Bowman. Situations like this are not uncommon. Several years ago in Mentor, animal officials helped rescue a deer that had a Halloween pumpkin bucket stuck on its head and last year in neighboring Indiana a deer reportedly had its head trapped in a plastic container for nearly two weeks before it was finally freed. 'Crisis like these can be avoided. Proper disposal of trash and washing out containers that may have food particles in them are an easy way to help avoid these unfortunate situations,' said Bowman. 'Buckets, especially ones with handles or smaller openings than bases, like pumpkins around Halloween, easily trap onto animals' heads as they forage and can't be removed by the animals.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
