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A walk on the wild side? Why hikers could see more animals this Memorial Day weekend

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Smaller critters are beginning to boom, and bigger animals may follow suit. The usual rules for safely interacting with wildlife continue to apply.
With Memorial Day weekend now upon us, residents across California will get out in nature and experience an ecosystem reshaped by a record-setting wet winter.
Wildlife experts say the rain has already started to improve habitats and populations for certain species — a trend they expect to reverberate through the entire landscape.
That likely means the region will be populated with more squirrels, rabbits, rats and snakes although, in some cases, it could take several months or longer to see the resulting surge in wildlife.
Larger animals, including those that might be cause for concern on the trail, may take even longer to see their populations boom, if they do at all, said Mackenzie Rich, a human-wildlife conflict specialist at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

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