Beware! Your Halloween decorations could be a nightmare for wildlife

Keep fake spider webs close to your house, and ditch the real pumpkins if you live near wildlife. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. With spooky season just on the horizon, Halloween decorations are beginning to pop up everywhere--tombstones, pumpkins, and of course, tons and tons of fake spiderwebs . Amidst all the autumnal celebrations, it's easy to forget those who not only can't join in on the celebration, but might even be threatened by the decorations: wildlife. While Jennifer Bloodgood, a Cornell University wildlife veterinarian, hasn't personally witnessed it before, she tells that she agrees with the dangers of some Halloween decorations. "Birds would definitely be the major concern," she says, referring specifically to fake spider webs.