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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

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He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer. Agonizing quandaries concerning invasive species are well-known to wildlife biologists. Other animal control issues that involve mass killing make for easier decisions, according to Peter P.

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Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere)

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The point is, Wildcat, the very close cousin to, physically identical to a domestic kitty cat but with a kick-ass attitude, is these days as African a beast as is the Lion (which once also lived across Europe and Africa) or the Okapi (which did not). But they don’t live in North America. That was one of his cats.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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. … Matthew Anderson [of Audubon] said proponents of colonies are putting the interests of one invasive speciescats — over the hundreds of other native ones that are their prey. But about two-thirds of the people speaking supported the new measure, including Dan Niziolek, director of Minneapolis Animal Care and Control.