NEW Urban Wildlife Survey

You are invited to take this survey as part of a larger research project titled Backyard Wilderness. Your responses are anonymous and will be used to gauge public attitudes towards urban wildlife. (These answers, when combined with all other responses, will be used in publications and in presentations at conferences.) For more information on Backyard Wilderness please proceed to www.backyardwilderness.info or contact University of Lethbridge PhD student Leila Armstrong at backyardwilderness@shaw.ca.
The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. It is hosted on Survey Monkey and their privacy policy can be found at www.surveymonkey.com/mp/legal/privacy-policy/.

2.Preferred pronouns:

he/him

she/her

they/them

other

4.Area of the City of Lethbridge where you live:

North

South

West

outside of Lethbridge

7.Does wildlife visit your property?

Yes

I don't know

9.Rate deer on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

10.Rate skunks on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

11.Rate rabbits/hares on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

12.Rate raccoons on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

13.Rate coyotes on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

14.Rate porcupines on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

15.Rate badgers on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

16.Rate mice on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

17.Rate ground squirrels on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

18.Rate rattlesnakes on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

19.Rate magpies on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

20.Rate crows on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

21.Rate gulls on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing the animal within city limits:

22.Rate other bird species in general on a scale of how much you enjoy seeing them within city limits:

23.Do you have a dog(s)?

Yes

24.Has your dog(s) had an interaction with wildlife within city limits?

Yes

N/A

25.Was the interaction positive, negative or neutral?

Positive

Negative

Neutral

N/A

26.If applicable, please describe the interaction:

27.Do you have a cat(s)?

Yes

28.Has your cat(s) had an interaction with wildlife within city limits?

Yes

N/A

29.Was the interaction positive, negative or neutral?

Positive

Negative

Neutral

N/A

30.If applicable, please describe the interaction:

31.Has your cat(s) ever killed wild birds?

Yes

N/A

32.Have you ever been sprayed by a skunk within city limits?

Yes

33.Are you afraid of being sprayed by a skunk within city limits?

Yes

34.Have you ever hit, injured or killed wildlife with your vehicle (within city limits)?

Yes

36.Do you intentionally feed or water wildlife within city limits?

Yes

37.Do you have a bird feeder?

Yes

38.Should people intentionally feed or water wildlife, excluding birds, within city limits?

Yes

39.Should people intentionally feed birds within city limits?

Yes

40.Do you secure your garbage/waste to prevent wildlife from feeding on it?

Yes

42.Are you a hunter or trapper?

Yes

43.Are you a bird watcher?

Yes

44.Have you trapped wildlife on your property to relocate it?

Yes

45.Have you trapped wildlife on your property of euthanize it?

Yes

46.Are you concerned about the safety of your pet, family/household members or self when encountering wildlife within city limits?

Yes

47.Are you concerned about the safety of wildlife in human-wildlife interactions?

Yes

48.How afraid are you that wildlife might carry and transmit diseases such as rabies?

not at all afraid

a little afraid

moderately afraid

very afraid

not at all afraid

a little afraid

moderately afraid

very afraid

49.Should wildlife populations within city limits be managed?

Yes

50.If yes, how so?

culling/euthanasia

relocating animals, such as rattlesnakes

neutering/spaying/birth control

through the connection of green spaces for movement within city limits

by providing safe animal crossings

by providing veterinary services (for example, if the animal is found injured)

51.Is there anything you would like to add?

Current Progress,

0 of 51 answered