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

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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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Thought experiment

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If you put some animals (both wild and domestic) on an island and left them there to roam free and we come back after a few years who would survive. Would suprisngly rodents and small animals. The ones who would last until the very end would be lions , tigers bears, eagles and wolves. In my opinion dogs would be the first to go.

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A True Mouse Anecdote -- does anyone have a similar story?

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I have read that they "self domesticate" -- just like feral wolves will occasionally befriend humans, so apparently will mice. I even met a feral racoon at like 3 or 4 am. Like it was introducing itself.

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Falconry – Bloodsport or Alternative Form of Birding?

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There are many examples in the animal world of pack behavior. Take lions, wolves, hyenas to name a few. I have never been one to advocate the needless killing of animals for whatever purpose. Consider the following quote, &# Falconry involves the use of birds of prey to kill other birds and animals for sport.