Water For Wildlife
Water is precious even to tiny insects on hot dry days.
Water for wildlife. Putting water out for wildlife can help save lives. Containers of different depths are can help provide water for a range of different birds and animals. Three ways to provide water for wildlife. They use it for drinking and bathing and some animals live in water or need it for reproduction.
In arid habitats it s an oasis that may save a life. Provide containers of water around your yard ideally in the shade. Butterflies get valuable minerals and salts from slightly muddy water and birds use water to bathe and remove parasites. Provide water for wildlife.
Amphibians like newts frogs and toads use water as shelter and breeding grounds. Remember to keep the containers clean refresh with cooler water frequently and be sure to change the water daily. Like humans wild animals need water. Water is essential for wildlife to thrive but it isn t just for drinking.
Our initial emphasis focused on plains game preservation and management through the development of supplemental water resources in selected areas where both the habitat and wildlife are being impaired by lack of water a vital natural resource.