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AlterNet
Prevent your backyard from being an “ecological trap” by taking these key actions to protect wildlife. Imagine a wildlife refuge that does not protect its wildlife. How could this be possible? It is not only possible, but it is also likely unless we take action to prevent it. This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Unfortunately, many advocates of native plants, birds, and pollinators—good-hearted people who want to help reverse biodiversity declines by providing the native plants which wildlife needs in their yards—inadvertently make thi…