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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. This got me wondering what other cities were doing.
10,000 Birds
JULY 18, 2012
Mute Swans are large, white, and decorative, and as such their natural range has been significantly altered by humans who generally enjoy having them around. Contradicting this relentless shooting were efforts to establish feral populations in many regions of Europe, both within and outside its natural range.
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10,000 Birds
APRIL 2, 2024
She explains complex and sometimes controversial topics including captive breeding, environmental toxins, feral cats and other invasive predators, Hawaiian avian extinction, avian disease, California Condor distribution and history, legal loopholes, and lead poisoning.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 8, 2017
…maybe there’s a secret Corn Crake breeding farm out in Gilgo Beach. Its buffy face and chest identified it as an immature bird (thank you, 7th edition of the National Geographic Guide to Birds of North America, soon to be reviewed here). In Rare Birds of North America (PUP, 2014), Steven N.G. I should go.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 20, 2012
The chance that this was a real Turkey are not great, and the chance that Columbus actually brought breeding stock from Honduras to Spain is not great, so maybe, maybe not. Introduction to Europe and Diffusion of Domesticated Turkeys from the America. According to R.D. Diffusion to other european countries subsequently was very rapid.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
Even during the breeding season the birds appear to be quite unwary of humans. Illustrations are from Restall’s Birds of Northern South America: An Identification Guide , and, according to the book’s publicity material, many have been “re-worked” and repainted for the new edition.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 13, 2014
It is now believed to have been a fairly common resident of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands until the arrival of the first humans when it went the way of most flightless easy to catch island birds immediately after the arrival of man. It persists in captivity at a breeding facility on Guam and in a number of American zoos.
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