AARF Speaker Series at the Woodbridge Library

AARF PRESENTS LIBRARY SPEAK SERIES PROMOTING POSITIVE PET OWNERSHIP

All speakers will be at Woodbridge Library in the main meeting room.

On May 3 Human Society Urban Wildlife Field Director Laura Simon will kick-off AARFs speaker series with "Help! There's a Raccoon in my Chimney!".... and Other Unexpected Wildlife Problems. This discussion will take place from 7 to 8 p.m.

This entertaining yet informative presentation will focus on typical wildlife problems encountered by area resident’s  and provide effective solutions. The presentation is based on Simon's 20 years of experience running a wildlife hotline for the Humane Society of the United States.  During Spring and Summer, the hotline is kept busy with calls from panicked residents who find themselves face to face with a raccoon in the kitchen, a skunk under the deck, baby birds fallen from a nest, or a woodpecker tapping loudly on the house at 5 a.m. The solution to these problems can be quite simple, often requiring nothing more than a few common household tools and a basic understanding of the animal's motivation and behavioral ecology. Bring your questions!

Simon is the Field Director of the Urban Wildlife Program for the Humane Society of the United States.  She is also the President of the Connecticut Wildlife Rehabilitators Association, a licensed Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator, and guest wildlife columnist for area publications. Her special expertise in resolving skunk issues led to a guest appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show and was the basis for the popular children's book, One Smart Skunk.