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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist
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Regarding the posture of awareness to wildlife claimed above:
This by the way is from me alone. i am not citing or quoting resources.
One who has the awareness of a rural Floridian to local wildlife would never say, as did the claimant, dismissing concerns about coyotes, on 9/3 in the thread "coyotes" :
"Grunewald, who moved to The Villages eight years ago from Oconomowoc, Wis., also has seen baby pigs out on the golf course."
One who knows whereof he speaks regarding "pigs" would instead say urgently, "Those are not domestic pigs! They are wild hogs. The parents are huge and extremely dangerous when provoked or when the offspring are threatened! Please do not go outside or take pets out until you have help getting trappers!"
I will address one by one, other posts in which I am called a "fear mongerer."
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I wouldn't worry too much about those that claim we are fear mongering. Many folks are oblivious to surrounding circumstances until they are directly involved. These folks will purchase insurance, not because they expect something to happen, but IN CASE something happens to them. Being prepared is not fear mongering.
Fact: there are wild animals in The Villages
Fact: they have attacked small animals
Fact: the same type of wildlife have attacked humans in other areas
That's not fear mongering. Those are facts. Take it as you all wish. I do not fear the coyotes or alligators, or wild hogs. But, I do fear for those that are less able to defend themselves. I've given my two cents, and if that information or advice is deemed "fear mongering" then.....no, I don't apologize. Nope, the sky is not falling, but if no one is going to trap and remove the threat, then being prepared is not being paranoid. It's being smart.