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Counting Feral Muscovy Ducks in Florida

10,000 Birds

The birds in Florida, on the other hand, are of domestic stock gone feral. Despite their questionable background, the feral Muscovy Ducks of Florida are on the state checklist, which only makes sense as they have spread across the state wherever people have settled and provided habitat. And why is it still there?

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The Collins Bird Guide, 3rd edition

10,000 Birds

The Collins Bird Guide 2nd edition from 2009 was a much hated taxonomical revolution/nightmare, changing just about everything. Forget occasional escapees, there is an established feral population successfully breeding in the north of Germany, which was 131 birds strong last year.

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Make Your Cat an Indoor Cat

10,000 Birds

Almost every single outdoor pet cat, feral cat, or stray kills other animals , no matter how well fed the cat is through other sources. Trap-neuter-release programs sound nice and let folks think that they are doing good but they actually often add to the problem , and never reach the goal of zero feral cats in an area.

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Rescue Spotlight: Rabbit Meadows

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Our first rescue mission was at a business park in Redmond where we saved 650 feral rabbits from the ultimate fate of the arriving bulldozers. Rescue Spotlight: Rabbit Meadows originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on October 29, 2009. Over 1,000 rescued rabbits have roamed the 4.5

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Are You Going to the 2015 Space Coast Birding and Wildlife Festival?

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Ditto for the feral Muscovy Ducks , though they are a bit less nice. Ever since I met Julie in Honduras back in 2009 I have wanted to get out birding with her again. These birders enjoyed the field trip to Daytona Beach for the amazing gulls back in January. Find at least one life bird. Nanday Parakeets are nice , but introduced.

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Filling the Gap Left By DeBooy’s Rail

10,000 Birds

Back in 2009, Tai Haku sent us a fascinating post exploring a question that ecologists worldwide grapple with: can the translocation of rare species into niches left empty by extinction be successful or justified? Can we find a suitable island free from feral predators that would devastate the introduced species?

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Pied Oystercatcher breeding has started!

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With the data we have collected over the years we are hoping to address the predation of eggs by feral cats in the Broome area. The feral cat problem has existed in Australia for many years and it will take some time to eradicate them. So, officially they “mate for life&# …but not always!

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