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A Non-Lethal Solution for Both Wildlife and Feral Cats

10,000 Birds

What can be done to solve the intractable problem of wildlife and feral cats? Peter, who lives in New York State, noticed two feral cats living near his house. But they are healthy, content, and they are safe. Peter, who loves cats, has saved two of them from the normally short and brutal life of a feral cat.

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Fight for the Wild

10,000 Birds

The name of my 10,000 Birds beat is ‘Birds and Stuff from Down Under’ This foolish title is certainly broad enough to include content from my near neighbours. Anyone interested in birds, bird conservation and, in particular, the strategy of feral animal control will find it fascinating.

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

10,000 Birds

He also had tigers, cougars, and some other animals. I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. This almost certainly can be argued to be true just on the basis of logic, because feral Cats are proficient hunters and are entirely out of ecological place.

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The Gap Between Wildlife and the Animal Rights Movement

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Excuse the sudden and random departure from the typical self-aggrandizing and narcissistic ornithophilic content. Today I’m exploring a couple questions that have been bouncing in my head for a while…I’d love to hear your thoughts…I’m not calling into question animal rights, just the focus of the movement.

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Invasive Species Week Wrap-Up

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For example, to irrupt , at least as far as animals are concerned, is simply to enter a region suddenly and in very large numbers. – Acclimatisation Societies of New Zealand – The Cattle Egret Expansion – Feral Cats Are An Invasive Species in North America (and elsewhere) – It’s a Myth – Isn’t It?

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Ingrid Taylar: Bridging the Divide Between Cat and Bird Lovers

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This blog is written by writer, photographer, and animal advocate Ingrid Taylar. I assume this personal tie is what brings many people to a wildlife hospital for the first time: empathy and sorrow for the single animal in their care. Years ago, I became a wildlife volunteer and advocate because of a cat who caught a bird.

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