This is so sad but very important that people understand what the consequences may be when we interfere with wildlife. I remember following this story through your Twitter feed and feared the worse. I know it was a difficult decision for you to post a video on this subject because of the potential for people to not understand the true tragedy in this story along with the possibility of people bickering in the comments section but I'm very glad you did decide to tell this story. This was certainly preventable and hopefully people will remember this story and respect wildlife. Thank you Jessi!
@shabadagoobalikeameeboomee7358
3 жыл бұрын
@Gage Winston how did it work out?!
@zainlewis5306
3 жыл бұрын
sorry to be off topic but does anybody know a way to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can give me.
@ceme9951
2 жыл бұрын
True but u feed animals from the small like seed net balls where there is bird food in but i understand wat u say👍🏻
@OAmoretNoctis1Izzy
6 жыл бұрын
It's also important not to throw food out the window of the car, as it can attract animals to the road
@DonnaBrooks
4 жыл бұрын
I never thought of that so it's a good thing to tell people. Even people who don't litter might throw something biodegradable, like a banana peel or apple core out the window! We def want to keep animals away from roads! Thanks!
@DrCash7
3 жыл бұрын
But think of the vultures..
@tsjirl
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrCash7 still on the road
@FioreCiliegia
6 жыл бұрын
Its hard watching stories like this when my dad will feed chipmunks but shoot at squirrels in our very residential backyard, insisting that they will learn that a gunshot which they can't predict or understand will teach them not to eat out of birdfeeders... When people try to pick and choose nature. You don't love nature unless you love all of it, working NATURALLY
@DonnaBrooks
4 жыл бұрын
Jessi did a vid on how to feed wild birds the right way, but I don't remember her discussing squirrels. You should ask her to make another video on how to keep squirrels out of bird feeders!
@emmarose4234
3 жыл бұрын
YES.
@cmck1777
3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry but this is such a naive and arrogant attitude. There is no 'natural' system anymore for these animals to engage in. You are a part of these animals' lives whether you take an active approach to that or not. While I can't say shooting squirrels (?) sounds like something to be recommended, the chipmunk ecosystem is something that you're involved in whether you like it or not. Feeding them is, to my mind, one way of become conscious and aware of how indebted we are to these animals.
@sterlingsinclair5327
3 жыл бұрын
@@cmck1777 I agree. Similar to when people make a distinction between animals and humans, or say silly things like "humans aren't animals"...yea...yea we are
@ShesAaRebel
6 жыл бұрын
My co-workers and I always gets followed by robins. We work as gardeners, so as we cultivate or dig in the soil, worms show up. The robins are really clever and brave, and will walk along pretty close to us as we're working so they can grab the worms we unearth. It's pretty funny how as soon as we get to a property, one or two will swoop down right away, before we even start working. I'm convinced they know who we are.
@infinitecanadian
6 жыл бұрын
That's normal behavior, because robins follow wildlife such as pigs who will tear up the ground looking for tubers and such.
@AnxiousGary
6 жыл бұрын
That is so adorable I love it.
@jakobrosenqvist4691
6 жыл бұрын
We get it a lot with seaguls and magpies, when farmers plow the fields they gather in huge numbers to pick the earthworms that show up.
@YujiUedaFan
6 жыл бұрын
Robins also go up to people to show that it's their territory, even if you just ignore them.
@VegasCyclingFreak
6 жыл бұрын
:-( I feel bad for the raven, but I'm glad you shared this. People need to know this so more don't end up like him.
@mudkipjuice
6 жыл бұрын
A bunch of people are talking about bird feeders in the comments. Bird feeders are not harmful as long as theyre not being associated with humans or other human objects. In this raven's case, he was destroying cars because he was being fed out of the bed of a truck. Had he been fed in a proper way, this wouldnt have happened. Cardinals frequent my neighbourhood in the fall. A few years ago, there was an extremely small male among the throngs of birds that visited that fall. He was abnormally tiny, and could not defend himself from the much bigger, aggressive males in the area. The only territory he was able to defend was the cherry tree that sits outside my house. I bought him a feeder for the tree specifically, so he could at least have a little food. He still had to work to get the food out of the feeder, and he was able to practice fighting off the smaller birds that tried to take his food. All of his natural instincts were still there. There was nothing for him to associate food with humans. I just gave him a little extra boost to survive the winter migration. And he did. He comes back every year (now with a mate!). He's still small but he's tougher and can defend his family better. Feeding animals itself is not bad. It's how and why you do it that can be harmful. Unless you take the time to educate yourself about the animal youre feeding, you should not do it.
@gigifabulous
6 жыл бұрын
Nitewulf That is so nice.
@faith5584
6 жыл бұрын
Awww what a sweet story, How lovely that you get to see him grow up and have a mate and everything.
@valentines7639
Жыл бұрын
People thinking " aw" are missing the point of this I bet
@MusicFreak6893
6 жыл бұрын
i've heard people say they want to befriend ravens before so i'm glad this story is out there to discourage them
@fossilfighters101
6 жыл бұрын
+
@emossindcringe7370
3 жыл бұрын
But i still want to😩
@brenohenrique6666
6 жыл бұрын
that was really cool, its´s so specific about this one little raven, you are always talking about individual behavior from each animal no matter the species , this story shows that but also give insight to a larger problem with wild animals
@TrollzayaDerp
6 жыл бұрын
There was this particular situation in the Netherlands this winter with people feeding wild herds of deer in the national parks because 'they could die from starvation because it's winter'. The people taking care of the national parks told people to stop doing that because it would lead to over population if deer that would naturally not have survived would survive etc. But SO MANY people were OUTRAGED that the 'bad people' would just leave wild animals to die. This was a bit lengthy but I wonder whose right/wrong and why. I'd say the people feeding the wild animals, personally.
@InfectedChris
6 жыл бұрын
Femme Houterman People don't want to let nature take it's, natural, course.
@anoukveen4197
6 жыл бұрын
So I guess you mean Oostvaardesplasse? Not really the same kind of story, as those animals were set free in the park by humans and the raven in the story was just a random wild animal.
@mhilmyfauzi4523
6 жыл бұрын
I'm sure deer overpopulation isn't a good thing for the national parks' ecosystem, so let's not mess with nature's balanced ecosystem, and btw what are the wild animals that eat deers over there?
@mudkipjuice
6 жыл бұрын
You don't need to wonder; the people taking care of the natural parks are right. Not only are they extremely educated in wildlife and ecosystems as a whole, but they know the ins and outs of the specific ecosystem they are maintaining. People who are not educated are acting emotionally with no idea the harm they are causing. Overpopulation of one species like deer can completely obliterate an ecosystem for years, if not forever. Humans have caused this multiple times throughout history. Listen to the professionals.
@mhilmyfauzi4523
6 жыл бұрын
Nitewulf oh yeah I didn't even think about that, Listen to the professionals!
@bubbajenkins123
6 жыл бұрын
The road to hell is paved with good intentions or some such thing. This just stinks all around. I try to show my friends that you can be friends with a wild animal best by paying them a respectful distance to cohabitate in their world.
@culwin
6 жыл бұрын
There was a red-winged blackbird that would constantly look at himself in my car's door mirror, while hanging from it. And he would crap all over my car and peck at the mirror and stuff. So I had to cover the mirror with a sock. Then he just went to the mirror on the other side, and I had to do the same thing there. Luckily he didn't go to anybody else's mirrors because mine was the only one he could hang from. But for a couple of months I had to put socks on my car.
@littlekitty210
5 жыл бұрын
I didnt want to read your comment because it sounded like it was going to be a depressing story where the blackbird gets killed but I read it anyway and was very pleased that it ended with "But for a couple of months I had to put socks on my car." 😊 I love that you didnt decide to harm the bird and instead used the socks to deter the behavior (birds that peck at car mirrors believe that their reflection is another bird, which can cause them stress and injury from attacking their reflection) although I realize that in some cases, like the story in this video, deterring the behavior through nonviolent means is not effective :/
@erikandfox
6 жыл бұрын
Was action taken against the person who called the state office? Presumably they left a number for a return call? If they didn't actually do it, they might know who did.
@rubymimosa
6 жыл бұрын
How could someone put an animal so low in priorities?! Thank you for sharing this. The word seems to be getting out about not habituating bears, foxes, coyotes and such but the dangers of doing this are to the animal and not the human so perhaps isn’t as well known.
@HidekiShinichi
6 жыл бұрын
Well if you are waging your and your family safety vs animal life then well... there is nothing to choose between, he was damaging windshield wipers and if that damaged car would be used in night in rainy weather you might have whole human family dead, so one dead bird more is basically no brainer, in nerby farm tens or hundreds of chickenare killed everyday, one bird eighter way wont do much of a difference... Thats just how world operate
@marvalice3455
6 жыл бұрын
rubymimosa that is a very easy question to answer when an animal is invading your space and damaging your nest (which is exactly what this animal was doingl) responding with force isyour natural Instinct
@littlekitty210
5 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY! It was a turning point for me when I finally understood that human habituation ultimately puts the ANIMAL in danger and significantly decreases its chances of survival. The story in this video is heartbreaking and effectively demonstrates the lesson to be learned.
@sweatpantsprincess3239
6 жыл бұрын
Since Ravens are so intelligent, I'm surprised he wasn't able to distinguish his reflection. Is that a learnt skill by adults raised in captivity? I know birds recognizing their reflections or not is a whole thing... And, I'd also like to chime in with the folks wondering about leaving up bird feeders and being seen filling them. My mother also has wreaths made of sticks for nesting and flowers for hummingbirds, but since those are much more natural I would assume that it doesn't condition the birds despite being located near the house?
@anthonybeervor2265
6 жыл бұрын
I think the problem is that ravens are too intelligent. They have relatively complex emotions and that probably makes them more vulnerable to delusions.
@Apostate_ofmind
6 жыл бұрын
the hardest lesson. everything in me fights this notion. But its so important to remember even if I mean well, others might not.
@WickedWildlife
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you guys went abouve and beyond for this poor raven but we can’t win them all. I catch and relocate lots of snakes where I live and there’s not many feelings worse then not being able to find the snake and finding out a few days later a neighbour has killed it :(
@auriellev8197
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Jessi! I am grateful you told this story, it will save lives in the future. Good effort on everyone’s part to rescue that poor Raven.
@CitizenOfNeverland
6 жыл бұрын
Here I am, crying over my pasta about a raven. Thank you so much for sharing this incredibly important story.
@Girlbird111
2 жыл бұрын
meh too
@ScoreZ3RO
6 жыл бұрын
Although I do agree with many points, I think it's more important for humans to be educated before feeding wild animals. In my town, about 90% of our local animals' habitat has been cut down and replaced by housing. The amount of missing cat posters has dramatically increased due to our coyote's natural food sources being demolished. Almost all of our local animals have relocated to residential areas, and coyotes are seen walking residential streets now. We have a chipmunk who lives under our pool deck, and my brother has a skunk living under his front deck (he just moved in). We're animal lovers, so we don't see them as pests, but I know of people who have buried skunk holes around their houses and doused the opening in poisonous fluids to kill them. We have 5 bird feeders at the front of our house with different seeds based on what species of birds live around us. We feed the chipmunk who lives in our backyard and we also feed one of the female squirrels that started coming around our house after having a litter of babies. Unfortunately, there are so little natural food sources that it would be impossible for our local animal population to survive without human assistance. We are very careful not to feed any juvenile wild animals, as that is usually where issues like these arise. Young animals are just like young humans in that their brains are rapidly absorbing information and categorizing it, which is why they associate humans with food if they are consistently recieving food from humans. This is why hand-raised pet birds tend to be more desired, as they have already made a positive connection with humans. This result cannot be replicated as efficiently in adult animals. So. . . TLDR; if shitty humans decide to deforest 90% of your local animals' food source, just research before feeding animals. Take extreme caution when providing food to baby animals, and make sure they don't know that you're the one providing for them.
@user-up5kh2mz4n
6 жыл бұрын
Don't ever feed raccoons
@StaySafeDontDie
6 жыл бұрын
100% agreed. i used to love raccoons, thought they were adorable, but when I was homeless, they'd threaten my cat, basically box us in my tent, and display incredibly aggressive behavior, root through our stuff, break into the tent (i had to stitch it up a couple times) and they weren't afraid of humans at all, even when i tried to scare them off and be threatening. i'd wave sticks around, throw things near them, and sometimes i'd have to throw food to them out a ways from the tent to keep them away because nothing else was working. they're terrifying.
@molagbal8874
6 жыл бұрын
Elder Maxson Ad Victorium
@nidohime6233
6 жыл бұрын
Or they steal your car like filthy thieves :v
@Lorettefromchaos
6 жыл бұрын
@@StaySafeDontDie sounds like you've been through hell and back :O
@craigdaubbeats-rapinstrume9185
5 жыл бұрын
Or humans
@kaiyakershaw1028
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for the important work you do! I love animals and it's so tempting to try to befriend and "help" them, but I'll remember your wisdom and what's best for the animals.
@AtarahDerek
6 жыл бұрын
...Except corvids CAN be domesticated. Magpies are traditionally hunting birds, for instance. They assist hunters in locating deer. Surely continuing a raven's domestication wouldn't be terribly difficult.
@hectortovar8867
6 жыл бұрын
It’s so funny how I started watching this channel just because I love animals/pets. But I never saw it as part of the “pettuber” community that is now huge and filled with so much controversy. I just ran into this video and channel and was like, wow, this is what animal KZitem channels were. What they should be and not what they have become with all the controversies and money mongering algorithms.
@Jedran275
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you SO much Jessi for giving us this whole story. It's a very upsetting, cautionary tale about how the best of intentions can have bad results indirectly. Can you answer in a Q&A or something how this might extend to other seemingly innocent behaviors like setting out birdseed in a crowded neighborhood? Also, I realize this is probably able to be found elsewhere but it'd be awesome to know how to relocate aggressive bees such as hornets, yellow jackets, wasps and the like without killing the nests by chemical means. I live near the edge of a wetlands with lots of fields and patches of trees beyond that, so its only a matter of time before it will be my turn to handle the problem.
@elementwind91
6 жыл бұрын
I noticed that about Ravens when I went to the Grand Canyon last summer. Those things were HUGE, and none of them had any fear of humans at all! You'd be sitting down with food from a food truck, and they'd perch right on your table, expecting you to feed them. Being afraid of birds, this obviously freaked me out!
@leighflorkevich9916
4 жыл бұрын
How incredibly sad! I am so sorry this happened to such a beautiful, intelligent animal. Thank you for all you do in educating people on the do's and don't s of enjoying wildlife in their natural environment. We can watch and admire them from afar, but never try to tame or befriend them. By the way, I love your videos, I learn so much from them!
@tysonredgard3626
6 жыл бұрын
I’m from Australia and I’ve seen this far too often. For about 5 years I lived in on an resort island in the Whitsunday group in North Queensland where bird feeding was a major problem. Not only were there your usual seaside enemy the seagulls. But you also had larger native species like Sulfur Crested Cockatoos, Currawongs and Kookaburras. Which are all beautiful creatures but the consumption of human food has left them diseased, featherless and reliant on it... and it was honestly sad to see... the entire island was littered with signs “do not feed the birds” in pretty much every language. But the amount of times you see someone do it then complain when they then had about 5 massive birds on their table was ridiculous. Or they would break into a house or hotel room to find food and trash the joint and they would complain as if it it was the birds fault. But is it not us humans fault for pretty much showing them where they can easily find food 🤷♂️
@bobbijacobs4575
6 жыл бұрын
This is a very sad story, and possibly not the right time to ask but, Is it ok to have bird feeders for native birds then? I would not want to put them in danger - I was always told it helped them survive the winter.
@alexconnor6456
6 жыл бұрын
I have a pair of crows that will follow me around when I'm doing yard work, as they understand that I will dig up worms and such. They will call to my flock of chickens if they see a bird of prey, allowing my hens to reach cover, before taking cover themselves. They often eat from the chicken feeders, or steal a couple of the treats we give our birds, though they respect our flock and will leave if one of the hens walks over to them. It's just as often that they bring some of their findings to my flock. The number of times I've seen them pick up a piece of scrambled egg and drop it into the run for my hens is astounding, not to mention the numerous pieces of bread and other miscellaneous food they decide to give up to the flock. We have seen two hatches with these crows, and we assume that it's been the same few over the years. We don't feed them directly, but we also don't chase them away when they eat our chickens' food, since they are a crucial part in protecting them from aerial predators, and it's the least we could do as thanks to them.
@DerNunu
6 жыл бұрын
Peoples are way to quick at killing animals, I also know a person who once, poisoned, 4-5 baby kittens and a mother kitten on purpose. I wish there would be bigger penalitys for such things.
@arxfatallis
6 жыл бұрын
Why didn't you took action against that person?
@Apostate_ofmind
6 жыл бұрын
I couldnt agree more
@DerNunu
6 жыл бұрын
I was to young back then.
@shade9592
6 жыл бұрын
I think that it should be said that feeding wild animals isn't always a net negative, sometimes it is necessary. There are times when wildlife conservators feed birds of prey that rely on scavenging, to protect them from toxins that humans unintentionally put into their sources of food. That being said, lay people like us most probably don't need to and should not, feed any wild animal. Also, corvids most certainly don't need our help. They are opportunistic feeders. If one source of food disappears, they will adapt. If a new source of food appears, they will adapt (there's a related story about "exploding toads," it's weird but interesting). Lastly, *if* you _absolutely_ cannot help but feed a wild bird, be smart about it, use a bird feeder.
@MissLizzy184
6 жыл бұрын
Was there no way to use a tranquilizer on him? Like in the food the clerk was leaving out
@animalwondersmontana
6 жыл бұрын
Liz Santonne Any kind of sedation of a wild animal would require a vet on sight. It was surprisingly hard for the rehaber and I to fit trying to trap him into our schedules, I can't imagine how hard it would have been to get a vet there too. Also, he didn't always eat the trash in the truck, and we didn't want to accidentally sedate the wrong raven. We needed to be sure it was the one doing the destructive behavior which is why we only placed the traps on the windshield wipers of the cars. Good thinking though.
@FlyKiwi
6 жыл бұрын
After seeing your tweets about the trouble maker, I'm glad you took the time to walk us through the full story and educate us in some of the potential unknown side effects of trying to befriend wild animals.
@veronika1159
6 жыл бұрын
This video and story are so important. I’m so sorry about the raven and his flock, this was a sad story all around. Thank you for trying so hard
@chistinelane
6 жыл бұрын
but we've already destroyed hundreds of square miles of habitat, wiped out certain food sources, and made migration to other food sources impossible for some animals. I agree with your points here, but we can't just act like everything would be okay if we ignored all the wrong we've done.
@tonfie
6 жыл бұрын
This story reaffirms the #1 threat we need to protect other animals from is fellow humans. The shooter obviously value their money & convenience more than the suffering of another life. Truly deplorable. Thank you so much for trying to save this bird...and many others like him. I also have a similar question as others: is it possible to strike a balance between helping wildlife, and not harming them? For example, could you provide food & shelter to opossums in the winter, in a way that won't habituate the animals to humans?
@nathan8268
6 жыл бұрын
A local jackdaw started landing on my wing mirror occasionally while I was having lunch in my car and would eat from my hand. I thought it was cute and cool, but now I feel awful. It happened twice, definitely won't be doing it again.
@JK-zh4nj
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the amazing work you do in educating ppl about animals.
@Hitogata
6 жыл бұрын
I think it's important to do a little bit of research and figure out if you can feed a specific type of animal in a specific location. Feeding certain species of small wild birds is encouraged in some countries in Europe. In Portugal there was a council project to help people install nests for a specific kind of bird in their backyard because those birds eat a toxic worm that lives in pine trees and can be very dangerous to people who are allergic. The birds keep the worm population in check and they're beautiful and harmless and extremely hard to tame.
@LOUDMOUTHTYRONE
6 жыл бұрын
I do this right now at my job, cause there is a couple of ravens that go after the dumpster. I scared them away, but the dumpster is too good.
@JoshuaChowabc
6 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you shared the story with us. I'm glad this channel exists
@ewanfenelon2394
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, it sends out a vitally important message that we can all learn from.
@ilivetoflyX
6 жыл бұрын
I think its important to address wild animal feeding in a positive way. For many small ground nesting birds winter, cats and habitat destruction can cause them many problems that having a wildlife friendly garden can help in re-balancing.
@Fuloqwam
6 жыл бұрын
I live in Banff, Alberta, and I don’t know if I’ve ever been more frustrated than trying to get tourists to not feed animals. People will just ignore you and carry on, or become confrontational. The town had to relocate and eventually destroy a local Grizzly because she kept approaching people.
@valentines7639
Жыл бұрын
It's isn't just dangerous for the animals but also humans. Animals have attacked people who didn't give them food or didn't have any to give. People at the zoo are TRAINED PROFESSIONALS and know how to take care of animals safely for both the animal and humans.
@Prin7er
6 жыл бұрын
Does the "Hands Off" approach also hold for my bird feeders? I live on over an acre of wooded land and have several nesting and breeding pairs of different local native birds as well as nesting boxes for Summer and Winter migrants. I rally enjoy watching the adults teach the fledglings how to use the feeders I set out. Am I causing harm to the native and migrants?
@keithdurant4570
6 жыл бұрын
Sometimes it depends on other factors...where I live we had a migratory Canada goose population. People fed the geese in the park...now we have a resident population that no longer migrates. I have watched this happen over the last 60 years. It is just a matter of unintended consequences. Is that good for the species and do we have the knowledge to make those determinations?
@gigifabulous
6 жыл бұрын
Scott Cameron As long as they don't associate you with the food, it's fine. The birds just see it as a place for food and don't expect humans to feed them. It's like when animals come to a watering hole.
@Prin7er
6 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I've been doing this for years and all I have to do is walk to the feeders with the container to refill them and I hear the Cardinals, Catbirds, Sparrows, Mockingbirds et al, start their chatter in the thicket. I do think they recognize me as a caretaker. The songbirds reward me with morning sonatas which are plain beautiful. There are, this year, 17 active nests/boxes breeding fledglings. None of them are hand fed nor will they sit if I get to close, so the fear is still in them. When natural food is abundant, I will let the feeders go unfilled to let them forage naturally. Winters and hatching season, I try to keep the feeders full.
@keithdurant4570
6 жыл бұрын
Scott Cameron I see no harm in supplementing the diet of a resident population. It could be argued that if you let your lawn go wild it would produce the native seed the birds are accustomed to, you are just lessening your own impact on the local ecology. That's a bit of a rationalization and I do think you should look into what seed is native to the area and try to restrict what you put out based on that so that when you are no longer there it won't be a radical dietary change for them.
@somerotter
6 жыл бұрын
I don’t see any significant harms in an isolated region like that, with small animals unlikely to harass humans effectively elsewhere. I would take care to ensure you are not their primary source of food though - sooner or later you won’t be there to feed them. Their parents should be teaching them to forage first, and use your feeders as a supplemental source of food.
@mystuff789
6 жыл бұрын
This is so sad, but I'm glad you shared this story. Thank you for educating all who watch this. I've never seen anything like that poor raven, but I have seen something that was pretty traumatizing when it came to feeding Canada geese bread. Somebody threw a BIG chunk of white bread out to the whole, swimming flock and a fight struck out among them all. One goose in particular got three of his flight feathers pulled by another goose, pulled to a certain degree that they're still jutted out in an awkward way to this day, which is strange because I know birds molt, unless the pulling had damaged how his flight feathers come out. I haven't seen this goose fly, but I hope this didn't hinder him forever. This made me not want to feed ducks or geese bread ever again. I never want an animal to get injured just because of a piece of bread. It's not worth it. :(
@laurelrockefeller
6 жыл бұрын
I dump my leftover cockatiel food and spray millets near trees and bushes where I sometimes see sparrows. As wasteful as many parrots are it seems a crime to dump that food into the garbage when there's so few food sources for the neighborhood sparrows. Am I wrong to leave that food for them? If the sparrows see me do it (and it's not a regular thing -- maybe twice a month), they don't go after the food for at least half an hour after I leave the area to run my errands and I rarely if ever see them eat the food. Still okay to help the sparrows?
@freemanater5967
6 жыл бұрын
I do have a question. Wouldn't it be possible to drug the raven in the food it was getting from the truck? Or tranquilizer darts?
@raycash5804
4 жыл бұрын
Probably not easily. Veterinarian needs to be on site. And hitting something that small and fragile accurately especially in such a manner as to not cause undue injury is no simple task, to say nothing of liability in causing collateral damage or injury to a bystander.
@rhys896
4 жыл бұрын
@@raycash5804 Even if they did drug the food they wouldn't have an accurate dosage because they didn't have any statistics on the raven. Possibly they could deliver a lethal dosage or not enough. Plus imagine if it got knocked out from the drug while being in the sky or in a tree, not the best case scenerio.
@Mark-dc1su
6 жыл бұрын
Man, I live on a canal off of a river with a lot of ducks. When one of them finds its way into my yard, I usually give it a little bit of cat food because I read that it was a good nutrient boost for them. I hate to think that I've been doing this duck a disservice.
@matthieua.4298
6 жыл бұрын
That message is so important. I'm sure a lot of people would think they are doing well by feeding wild animals. We should all try to spread the message.
@walkingbushie3568
4 жыл бұрын
It really sucks because I see so many wild animals approaching people for food. There's a woman who lives nearby I see feed pigeons every morning. On another note it also makes me really sad to see local wildlife digging through garbage left on the streets. I once saw a squirrel with a piece of plastic in its mouth. I also recently saw a pigeon that had something that looked like string wrapped around its foot and it was limping. If I see the pigeon again I plan on calling my local wildlife rehabilitator to ask if they can help.
@sixofsnails6364
6 жыл бұрын
That was depressing. Ravens and crows are my favorite bird.
@mackenzie-deltadurocher
6 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks for all you do. Hello from Saskatchewan! :)
@hiddenwithinthepages1373
6 жыл бұрын
We feed the animals around the area we live. It's the city. But the kind where a Moose can be seen walking around. And once in a blue moon a deer. Just lots of birds and possums and skunks. And our squirrels. Who we defend from the cats. We go out when it's dark in the early morring layout some stuff and go back in. Our cats sit on their outfitted desk against the windows and watch the birds and everyone eat. And once in awhile we get the Mouring Doves out of trouble when the people across the way get get them "stuck" in their screened in back porch. How can they not hear Doves cooing in fear and SLAMMING into the wire mesh screens. Fun thing is making the squirrels work for their food by hiding it and then they look for it. At least they didn't learn to open jars again. Now that squirrel was a complete genius. Stole all my damn acorns! I spent six hours getting them all! A gallon of acorns just gone. I stocked up on them for the winter. I guess they still used them. RIP Sampson. Your Grand kids may not have your creepy good smarts or the guts to jump a Bluejay over a walnut. But they are good tree babies.
@tatianar223
6 жыл бұрын
I love what you do you have inspired me to want to be a wildlife veterinarian
@justpeachy97
6 жыл бұрын
This is so sad. But I'm so glad you shared it. Now maybe when people see "don't feed the animals" signs, they'll actually listen
@Kitty-Marks
6 жыл бұрын
But people feed wild birds with bird feeders all the time. Isn't that effectively the same thing as what the store clerk at the gas station was doing?
@oldcowbb
6 жыл бұрын
is it that easy to fire a gun in US
@angelcollina
6 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@lucienpetersen9010
6 жыл бұрын
angelcollina gee whiz
@Dekunutcase
6 жыл бұрын
No. It's illegal to fire a gun within city limits for most cities.
@YujiUedaFan
6 жыл бұрын
I feel worse for the last Raven, because now it's alone. :(
@snitcheyes411
6 жыл бұрын
I usually agree with Jessi, but I'm not taking down my patio birdfeeder. I can't imagine the cardinals and finches attacking anything.
@trenvert123
6 жыл бұрын
Can you do more videos like this? Where you follow an animal for an extended period of time and specifically describe that particular animal's behavior. It doesn't have to be about it either being rescued or killed. I just like seeing clips of, and hearing about the intricacies of whatever animal is the subject. Thanks for reading!
@dhawthorne1634
6 жыл бұрын
The only common nuisance birds that are legal to kill in the US (at least on the eastern half of the country) are Starlings and House Sparrows (English sparrow). They were introduced in the late 1800's by a man named Eugene Schieffelin who wanted to have every bird mentioned by Shakespeare living in Central Park, NYC. They are both invasive species who out-compete native Bluebirds, Purple Finches and House finches for food and shelter. Sparrows are also competing with humans for food. Flocks of them can decimate -grain- crops such as wheat, rye, oats, flax, barley, rice, millet and spelt.
@tinkabell1400
3 жыл бұрын
Noooooo I Absolutely Love Ravens and Crows they are my All time favourite birdie's 🐦😞😓😥😢😰😭💔💔💔💔🙍💔💔😭😭😓😢
@theftking
6 жыл бұрын
I follow the story until the raven stared destroying windshield wipers and side mirrors... What does that have to do with getting food at the gas station... what does that have to do with courting his reflection?
@animalwondersmontana
6 жыл бұрын
Jack M As he lost his fear of being on trucks, he noticed his reflection in the window. He thought he was handsome and began displaying courtship behavior to his reflection. As he rubbed up against the windows he repeatedly came into close contact with the rubber parts on the cars and when he picked at them he discovered it was something he could pull apart. It was most likely a combination of something fun to do as well as a way to vent his frustration for courting but not being able to mate. It's very frustrating for birds when their hormones are driving mating behavior and they get teased by a reflection.
@PonderingStudent
6 жыл бұрын
This is an important cautionary tale, but I think it should have had some caveats. The advice leaflet that I just got through the door from the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds), regarded as Britain's leading wild bird charity, is to please, please feed your garden birds. They are quite specific about what you should feed though, so perhaps people should research this for their local native species. They also strongly recommend having nesting boxes etc. More creatively though, they also suggest types of plants you can grow that will provide good food and habitat for wild birds - I think this is something everyone with outdoor space should try to do. By doing this we are partly replacing habitat and food sources lost by wild birds due to urban development and intensive farming. Lots of wild bird species (at least in the UK) are in a drastic decline and really need all the extra help they can get. My guess (only a guess) as to why this is different from the raven story, is that birds that regularly use feeders don't usually lose their fear of humans as a result - the feeders and nesting boxes are just part of their environment, not directly associated with people or human-made objects like cars. Ravens are also big and clever enough to be particularly problematic to deal with. I have seen robins attacking their reflections in wing mirrors too, but they aren't big enough to do any damage.
@morrowindIsFun
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this video. So sad, but it is important ☹️
@QuesadillaWizard
6 жыл бұрын
Eve though this story is sad, I'm REALLY glad you shared it.
@VoMFilms
6 жыл бұрын
Back when I lived in a sharehouse we had a possum that would often come visit us at night. The boys thought it would be cool to feed it, even though I told them not to. Before we knew it we could no longer keep anything on the table at night as she could come and knock anything off. I lost a lot of bowls and glasses. Then it got to a point where she would walk around our feet and even consider biting us. I personally have cared for possums in the past, and you really do not want any of your limbs anywhere near their mouths. The boys became frustrated and wanted to hurt her, but held back, thankfully. Luckily for us, she became a mother shortly after and backed off a little before we all moved out. Feeding wild animals is never a good thing.
@ConalRF
Жыл бұрын
Birds imprint pretty strongly as nestlings, and apparently the adult crows just carry on with their wild habits, no matter how many times you feed them, or build trust.
@Blazesong
6 жыл бұрын
some people where i vollenteer every few years 'befriend' a young magpie, i only know of the last two, one disappeared the other was relocated after it was attacked by its own flock. Another magpie who visted often i was calling ditto, he wasnt friendley with humans but he would mimic sounds while searching around for food and was interesting to listen to
@cloudwhich8119
6 жыл бұрын
This is a good educational video!!!! But I have a quick question. In the video "Parrots First Day Home" you showed a Lovebird. Do you still have them? If you do maybe you could do a meet and greet on it? I'm getting one this weekend and I really love them!
@angeliparraguirre7329
6 жыл бұрын
Thx for trying to help. Too bad it sometimes doesn't work out. Great education going on here.
@feedingravens
Жыл бұрын
Here in Munich, Germany, in the outskirts, I have a pair of crows. I feed them on my balcony (so no windows), with pellets (1-2 grams) of minced meat, 2 pellets a time, a few times a day. They LOVE it, but stay shy. The jaybirds seem to have moved down the road, and only come rarely in the last year. They were regular customers before. I make these pellets and freeze them seperated, then I have easy access for that. Neighbours are afraid that the crows plunder the nests of other birds, but I have blackbirds, nuthatches, spotted woodpeckers and tits, and this year 6 tiny tits, so it was no problem. The latest are 3 doves that apparently come from the city center, I could do without them. Here in Germany even ornithologists say that you feed throughout the year, as the number of insect has gone down so much that they are hardly sufficient to feed the young, so better feed the old birds. In the US you have way more open nature and loosely built cities, there it is easier for the birds to be self-sustaining.
@rocketman1058
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this useful, yet sad story!
@kacey_cat
6 жыл бұрын
This is a major problem here where I live in the Pocono Mountains in northeastern PA, but instead of ravens, it's deer. There's more deer than there are people here, and it's not uncommon to see a small herd by the side of the road or walking across someone's lawn. There's lots of people who vacation here or have weekend/summer homes, and they'll feed the deer thinking it's cute being able to get close enough to pet them and take pictures once they're not afraid. That just makes it so the deer aren't afraid of people, so they become a real nuisance. The brave ones will go right up to your front porch and eat your flowers (even the 'deer resistant' ones that are supposedly not tasty). Plus, you'll get an awful lot of deer poop in your yard just from a herd passing by. And with the deer not afraid of humans, they're less likely to avoid roads, leading to even more accidents. Several of the communities have even had cullings, where they hire hunters to eliminate a certain number of deer within their area. And that's even on top of regular hunting season.
@kts8900
6 жыл бұрын
California Condors can be huge pests in a similar way. The local inhabitants get frustrated with them putting their heads through skylights and pulling metal off of cars. It is quite a problem and can lead to people going after them with super soakers and BB guns, even knowing they are endagered and protected.
@cassiushumqua7301
6 жыл бұрын
Aw man! Poor raven!!! I vow never to feed a wild bird UNLESS it is at the sanctuary I work at. Thank you Jessi!!!!
@N3rdfightermom
6 жыл бұрын
I have never understood people having bird feeders in their yards as well, but birders I have talked to about it say it is very different from problem feeding wildlife. Can someone explain this to me?
@cakeeeetime
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much! I was about to feed the crows living near by. I love crows. I never thought this could be harmful! Thank you for saving me from doing a big mistake!
@syaojyn
5 жыл бұрын
That's so awful to hear, I'm glad you put forth your best effort
@InfectedChris
6 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. I know a lot of people feed the geese which are a very invasive species here. They are like cows, they just graze and poop all over.
@BCosby423
6 жыл бұрын
The only wild animal I've "fed" is a seagull, and I wouldn't even say I fed it willingly. I was at a beach in florida, and I was eating some chips, when this seagull swooped in and stole a chip right out of my hand. I was both mad and somewhat amazed by the guts that bird had.
@hannve
6 жыл бұрын
How about feeding little birds during the winter. We have never had any problems with bigger birds, other wild animals or the little ones either. Is this a completely different thing (bird feeders etc are so common sight during the winter) or should we just let the bird be?
@shinesei
6 жыл бұрын
I think this is in general OK, thou there are exceptions I think. Every year, in winter, we put seeds and food on our balconies for birds. This is coordinated by a local birds sanctuary who tells us when to start the feeding, when to stop and which kind of food to use.
@dinkusoninkus
6 жыл бұрын
So what's the consensus on bird feeders? Or other animal feeders? Humming bird or insect feeders or bird baths? Is planting pollinating plants for insect bad? Or insect hotels / bird houses / etc? Where is the line ? I want to help animals in ways I can.
@rei_cirith
5 жыл бұрын
I am sharing this video like crazy. Hoping your friendly, non-judgmental tone will help people understand.
@drizzlingrose
6 жыл бұрын
im curius, what is the deffence in befriending a wild anymal and say, a dog? what has domestication done to make them "safer"? :o
@tommycattap
6 жыл бұрын
No thought given to a fake cat or even at times a live cat in or around the car when the Raven usually came around?
@ShankarSivarajan
6 жыл бұрын
Ravens aren't smart enough to recognize faces? I know that there are other birds which can, and I thought that ravens are considered particularly smart.
@albertsmith99
3 жыл бұрын
you are thinking of crows
@jenmassey9638
6 жыл бұрын
That's mean to shoot a raven.... I get it that they wanted to trap but NOT shoot
@powerfulwitch666
6 жыл бұрын
This is such a sad story 😢 I was so hopping you were gonna say you ended up catching him...
@GirtheAlienGoldfish
6 жыл бұрын
I've heard stories of people being killed by bears and other wild animals because they fed them and the animals became habituated. It's really sad because the animals have to be put down. It's good to have compassion for animals, but wild animals need to be left alone. They can find food on their own without human interference.
@Ymashi528
4 жыл бұрын
Would this be different for stray pets? Like I know of people who leave food out for stray cats they see wander into their yard and stuff, and I don't want something like this happening
@sapphirII
6 жыл бұрын
I might be a bit devious, but could spiking the food given to the bird with a soporific could have been a good method for trapping the bird?
@rainisrockstar
6 жыл бұрын
Dear Jessi - does this mean we shouldn't have things like bird feeders in yards? Or does it only apply to situations where they directly have interaction with humans (like when people hand feed deer or coax raccoons into eating cat food from cans)?
@faith5584
6 жыл бұрын
This is so sad, Thank you for sharing their story. Can you do a Bearded Dragon What, Where, and How? Please.
@xoffline6640
6 жыл бұрын
I have a question. Can you do Parrotlets, What, Where and How?
@astrabula329
2 жыл бұрын
What do you think about feeding wildlife in your backyard??? Like leave our giant feeders full of a variety of seeds, etc???
@CenturianEagle
6 жыл бұрын
I feed a cardinal and his mate by leaving black oil sunflower seeds on my roof for them and I watch them eat together on my roof almost every morning, this can’t be bad is it? (I haven’t completed the video yet, just typed this while I’m listening
@WaltRBuck
6 жыл бұрын
I like getting just close enough to wild animals to talk to them. They always run away but for that brief split second they just look at me like they're listening. Lol. In the end, I think they believe my speech as a territorial or predatory sound or are just unsure what to think because I always talk in a soft voice. What I won't do is ever feed them. I won't try to touch them, or get right next to them. I can always tell when an animal is familiar with humans because those are the ones that will come up to me or won't run till I'm less than 2m away. These animals bother me a bit for their own safety. Especially when some many of our local humans have no care for the sake of other living creatures. As a side note, when I say come up on them, I don't mean I'm stalking them. I always do this at our park when I'm walking and I do not go out of my way to chase or make contact with the animal, usually birds. What happens, is when I'm walking the track, if it's close enough, I'll talk to it. They always run or fly away. It's a really good sign. Except some doves I saw yesterday. They bothered me a bit, because it'd run right out in front of me waiting for me to get close then slowly waddle to the side. I know nothing of doves. I don't know if it had a nest or was just habituated to humans. Either way, because of location and local carelessness, that bird might be in danger. Ultimately, I walked to the other side of the track.
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