10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

The first looked very similar to a Mourning Dove , which of course can be found across the United States. Comical with their green feathers and unique faces, they have established feral populations in cities across the country since their accidental release in the 1960’s. I have always wanted to see a Monk Parakeet.

Austin 137

Austin Texas Birds Non Human 137

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

How many birds to cats kill in the United States? A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4 A certain number of these deaths are caused by humans, directly or indirectly.

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Killing Cats Fish Birds 274

10,000 Birds

JULY 22, 2014

I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. The plethora of approaches to the feral Cat problem is not an outcome of a diversity of great ideas; it is the ugly chimera of inappropriate compromise among biased and often poorly informed stakeholders. Which would be even worse.

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Feral Cats North America Feral Cats 257

10,000 Birds

JULY 5, 2022

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* ©2012 Donna L.

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New York City Birds Illinois Science 264

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

There were birders from a wide cross-section of the United States: Colorado, Ohio, Idaho, Iowa, Wyoming, Washington State, Pennsylvania, New York State, New Jersey, California, Texas, Florida. I’m sure there are states that I missed, but you get the idea.

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South Africa Africa Leopards Penguins 255

10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

The first, Field Guide to the Birds of Trinidad & Tobago, was published by Christopher Helm in London in 2007 and then published in the United States in 2008 by Yale University Press. For some reason, Yale University Press discontinued its arrangement with Helms, so there is no United States edition.

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Trinidad Birds South America Research 240

Animal Person

MARCH 28, 2009

Project Treadstone If anyone in Palm Beach County wants to get involved in the Trap/Neuter/Return (TNR) of feral cats, now is the time, as the county's Spay Shuttle is back in business (but for a whopping $40/cat rather than the original $15), and Pahokee ($25/cat) is open as well. a list of those entitled to welfare benefits from the State.

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Project Treadstone Welfare Trap Neuter Return Cats 100

10,000 Birds

MAY 8, 2018

predator control, habitat management for feral ungulates and nonnative plants). The Hawaiian islands are the epicenter of avian extinction in the United States, but even in Hawaii there are a few conservation successes. Current populations are sustained by ongoing management (e.g.,

Endangered Species 109

Endangered Species Species Hawaii 2018 109

10,000 Birds

JULY 24, 2012

I’m not writing this to rant against PETA (god knows enough people do that), in fact their stance on feral cats is comparatively progressive compared to some of their counterparts, although they aren’t exactly on the anti-cat train most birders are on. Obviously its perfectly fine to concentrate on one particular problem (i.e.

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Animal Rights Movement Animal Rights Rights Wildlife 254

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2018

The causes were the usual reasons for island extinction—deforestation by both humans and invasive plants that crowded out native plants, hunting, and invasive rats, mongoose, monkeys, and, of course, feral cats. I would dearly love to see an Ivory-billed Woodpecker, and I think our Carrie deserves to observe a Great Auk.

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Mauritius Stud Zoos Eggs 109