BACKYARD HABITAT

Looking to turn your back yard into a wildlife paradise? Well, Animal Planet is looking for homeowners in the following regions to be on its new show, Backyard Habitat, airing this summer. So, if you want to make a cozy home for the beavers, deer, or woodchucks already living in your back yard, or simply attract birds, butterflies and other wild animals to your habitat, download the application now!

Producers will be in the following areas on the noted dates:

Central Florida (April 14-22)
Knoxville, Tenn./ Southeast Region (April 26-May 13)
Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area (May 15-26)
Los Angeles/Desert Southwest (June 16-26)
New York City/Northeast Region (July 6-16)
Seattle/Pacific Northwest (July 25-Aug. 4)

Producers also hope to feature information about and habitats for the following types of species:

Birds:
Purple martins and swallows
House wrens
Woodpeckers
Goldfinches
Screech owls and kestrels
Pipevine Swallowtail
City birds
Hummingbirds
Small Mammals:
Flying squirrels
Chipmunks
Raccoons, opossums, and skunks
Bobcats and domestic/feral cats
Black-tailed jackrabbits
Red and Gray foxes
Bats
Large Mammals:
Black bears
Coyotes
White-tailed deer
Mountain lions
Reptiles:
Box turtles
Lizards and backyard snakes
Alligators
Tree frogs
Insects
Dragonflies, damselflies
Bees
Monarch and Red-spotted Purple butterflies

Good Luck!