{"id":68945,"date":"2023-06-20T08:11:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T12:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/?page_id=68945"},"modified":"2025-07-07T10:15:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T14:15:42","slug":"cohabiting-with-wild-animals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/en\/live\/environment\/green-line\/cohabiting-with-wild-animals\/","title":{"rendered":"Cohabiting with wild animals"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"68945\" class=\"elementor elementor-68945 elementor-68943\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dee66fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dee66fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0e4d79\" data-id=\"f0e4d79\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f468bb6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f468bb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Continued urban sprawl brings with it major environmental concerns, such as encroachment on wetlands and wildlife[1], as Jean-<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Fran\u00e7ois Dumont, biologist for the ministry and large wildlife coordinator<\/span>, explains: &#8220;The boundary between the natural environment and the urban environment is becoming increasingly blurred [&#8230;]. Interactions between wildlife and people are becoming more pronounced&#8221;[2] It&#8217;s clear that reconciling man and wildlife is not always easy, and as Mr. Dumont explains: &#8220;The presence of unwelcome animals, in 95% of cases, is linked to bad practices on the part of citizens, whether it&#8217;s feeding, (or) poor storage of domestic waste&#8221;[2].<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>However, <strong>wildlife in urban environments also has benefits<\/strong> for the biodiversity of the area and the balance of the ecological environment, and so <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">trying to eliminate them by trapping, killing or relocating them is ineffective.<\/span>[3]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1643f12 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1643f12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition, biological diversity helps to maintain a healthy ecosystem: for example, many animals, such as birds, are predators of various pests, such as certain garden insects[4].<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-212228d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"212228d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rouge-gorge-familier-1024x635.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69537\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rouge-gorge-familier-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rouge-gorge-familier-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rouge-gorge-familier-768x476.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rouge-gorge-familier-150x93.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/rouge-gorge-familier.jpg 1210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">House robin (Erithacus rubecula)<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39d87f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"39d87f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6ee9ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6ee9ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0656b9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0656b9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ece7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8ece7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition,<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> section 67 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife<\/span> explains that:<\/p><p>&#8220;No person or person assisting him may kill or capture an animal attacking him or causing damage to his property or to property in his custody or care where he can frighten the animal away or prevent it from causing damage.<\/p><p>No person may shoot or capture an animal that is causing damage to property or that must be moved for purposes of public interest, except under the conditions determined by regulation of the Minister.&#8221;[5]<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df12b9d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"df12b9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"623\" height=\"454\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chatcage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69539 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chatcage.jpg 623w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chatcage-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/chatcage-150x109.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 623px) 100vw, 623px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 623px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 623\/454;\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bbaca5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bbaca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p>So,<strong> it&#8217;s best to use deterrents<\/strong> to keep an unwelcome animal away, while capture should be used as a last resort, and what&#8217;s more, there are risks that the traps used may hit animals that aren&#8217;t the intended target.<\/p><p>In this way,<strong> the Green Line aims to help citizens<\/strong> know how to behave in different scenarios, such as an unwelcome animal on their property, or finding an orphaned wild animal.<\/p><p>Consult our tips to find out how to&#8230;<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\ud83d\udc3f\ufe0f-Keeping-squirrels-away-\u2013-The-humane-way-2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping squirrels away<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/\ud83e\uddab-Keeping-groundhogs-away-\u2013-The-humane-way-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping groundhogs away<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/ville.ddo.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Keeping-raccoons-away-The-humane-way.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keeping raccoons away\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc1cf84 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bc1cf84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085ed5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"085ed5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec734ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ec734ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The following links will help you address a safe behavior for you and the wild animal, and answer many of your questions..<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mffp.gouv.qc.ca\/the-wildlife\/troublesome-sick-animals\/troublesome-animals-urban-areas\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Troublesome animals in urban areas<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mffp.gouv.qc.ca\/the-wildlife\/troublesome-sick-animals\/troublesome-animals-urban-areas\/deterrents\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deterrents<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mffp.gouv.qc.ca\/the-wildlife\/troublesome-sick-animals\/troublesome-animals-urban-areas\/do-not-relocate\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Do not relocate<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-contenu.quebec.ca\/cdn-contenu\/faune\/documents\/depliant-cohabitation-captivite_ang.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wild animals don&#8217;t need your help!<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mffp.gouv.qc.ca\/the-wildlife\/troublesome-sick-animals\/orphans\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orphans<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/en\/agriculture-environment-and-natural-resources\/wildlife\/living-with-wildlife\/rescuing-injured-sick-wild-animal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rescuing an injured or sick wild animal<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/en\/agriculture-environment-and-natural-resources\/wildlife\/living-with-wildlife\/rescuing-injured-sick-wild-animal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reporting sick, injured or dead wildlife<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec.ca\/en\/agriculture-environment-and-natural-resources\/wildlife\/living-with-wildlife\/getting-rid-wild-animal-carcass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting rid of a wild animal carcass<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mffp.gouv.qc.ca\/the-wildlife\/wildlife-conservation\/sos-poaching\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SOS Paching &#8211; &#8211; Wildlife Emergency<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7c0b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af7c0b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services concerned<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe982a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe982a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What&#8217;s more, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>the free Green Line service can help you<\/strong><\/span> if you have questions about cohabiting with wild animals and need assistance.<\/p><p><strong>Telephone:<\/strong> 514-684-3114<\/p><p><strong>E-mail:<\/strong>\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:LigneVerte@DDO.qc.ca\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\">LigneVerte@DDO.qc.ca<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-652c1a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"652c1a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1573d3\" data-id=\"e1573d3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c1539e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c1539e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>R\u00e9f\u00e9rence :<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www150.statcan.gc.ca\/n1\/daily-quotidien\/220209\/dq220209b-eng.htm\">Statistics Canada, Canada&#8217;s large urban centres continue to grow and spread, 2022.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exemplaire.com.ulaval.ca\/actualites\/vivre-avec-les-animaux-sauvages-en-ville\/\">L&#8217;exemplaire, Vivre avec les animaux sauvages, en ville, 2015.<\/a> (free traduction)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spca.com\/en\/services\/wildlife-animals\/\">SPCA Montr\u00e9al, Wildlife, 2023<\/a>.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/eprints.lincoln.ac.uk\/id\/eprint\/17462\/1\/17462%20Human_wildlife%20review_FINAL_FINAL.pdf\">Environment Department of the University of York, Human-wildlife interactions in urban areas : a review of conflicts, benefits and opportunities, 2015.<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/document\/cs\/c-61.1\">L\u00e9gisQu\u00e9bec, Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife, 2023.<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Continued urban sprawl brings with it major environmental concerns, such as encroachment on wetlands and wildlife[1], as Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Dumont, biologist for the ministry and large wildlife coordinator, explains: &#8220;The boundary between the natural environment and the urban environment is becoming increasingly blurred [&#8230;]. 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