N wrote:

Cage all animals you can. One cage is enough, use multiple cages for sorting. I keep a cage for dogs so I find them when I need more wardogs or hunting dogs.
Any animals you want out of cages, chain up by building restraints and assigning them to it. Handy for keeping goblins and monkeys out of your stuff.
Have a couple dwarves hunting, keeps down the wildlife.
Don't pick a map with running water or a coastline (the water simulation is pretty slow).