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The Cattle Egret Expansion

10,000 Birds

When you think of invasives, you think of the birds that have been helped by human beings to get where they are, such as House Sparrow or European Starling. The Cattle Egret is native to Africa, where it is a familiar sight among herds of large mammals.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

10,000 Birds

Like many others, this village was totally abandoned and only recently repopulated, with a current population of only 18 people. House Sparrow – Passer domesticus. Tree Sparrow – Passer montanus. Chaffinch – Fringilla coelebs. Goldfinch – Carduelis carduelis. Linnet – Carduelis cannabina.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

… The ordinance would allow Minneapolis residents to establish cat “colonies” where abandoned and wild cats can be fed but also vaccinated, neutered and identified in an effort to humanely cut their population and control disease. And she has a North American bird book that has so far taught her how to recognize a sparrow.