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Wildlife sightings are up in Hamden, but experts say the real danger is to the animals

A young, male white-tailed deer. Samuel DeFusco / HQNN

During her first summer on the job, in 2022, Hamden’s Assistant Animal Control Officer Monica Vece responded to a wildlife call regarding the death of a “very beautiful, young” red-tailed hawk.  “Unfortunately, he ate something that had (pesticide) in it and he passed away, and that’s unfortunately a lot of what we’re seeing more and…