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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

…a City Council committee voted 5-0 to recommend a new law that in essence licenses the care and feeding of free-roaming cats as part of a larger effort to reduce their numbers. And she has a North American bird book that has so far taught her how to recognize a sparrow. She said she has a cat that stays indoors — unwillingly.

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Germany’s Great Bustards and how to see them

10,000 Birds

Walk to a small abandoned farm and keep on along the track, crossing a small canal via a small bridge (don’t worry about the gate) just after the farm. This is prohibited under German nature conservation laws and a moral no-go. Follow the track through a gap in the pine tree plantation and immediately turn right.

Germany 101