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Pied Oystercatcher breeding season is here again!

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We have observed Pied Oystercatcher parents chase of White-bellied Sea-Eagles and unfortunately there are feral cats and feral foxes have become more prevalent too. I have written a lot about the Pied Oystercatchers along the coast of Broome since 2010 and you can find posts via this link. appeared first on 10,000 Birds.

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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR. So, is that it?

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Living With Us

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Much more than just watching the wild things being coached into a life less feral, Living With Us is a subtle and tender study of inter-species interaction. Living With Us originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on August 29, 2010. You can watch it here, or visit the link above to view it on the Spine TV website.

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Guest Post: Susan Wilson

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A feral kitten captured and neutered by a small non-profit, somewhat militant organization, was on display at our local Massachusetts Society Prevention of Cruelty Association branch, which often took these feral cats in the hope of finding homes for them. My youngest daughter spotted the exceedingly shy black cat and wanted her.

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Unlikely Healer Walks on Three Paws

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Half a decade ago, in a little mountain town about 60 miles northeast of San Diego, a feral kitten dragged his front left leg uselessly. He was named the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) Cat of the Year for 2010, and he has authored two critically acclaimed books.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Boehrer, Bruce, Animal Characters: Nonhuman Beings in Early Modern Literature, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2010., Thus, the cattle we raise for meat and dairy are sometimes called Bos taurus while the extinct wild form is always called Bos primigenius. 78(1):61–78. literature citation therein Bradford, William. ca 1630–1647.

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The Birds of Trinidad and Tobago: Two Guides, One Book Review

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Richard ffrench died in 2010 at the age of 80. Red-and-green Macaw is an “escaped small feral population,” Scarlet Macaw has been sighted two times in Trinidad, the most recent sighting in 1943, and Blue-and-yellow Macaw was locally extirpated in 1970, with a re-introduction program in place.

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