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Fur and Fangs rather than Feathers and Beaks

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There’s also a much greater variety of species of deer living here now than than there were four or five hundred years ago, for along with our native Roe and Red Deer we also have large populations of Fallow, Sika, Reeves’s Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer. Reeves’s Muntjac , a highly successful invasive species in the UK.

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For the Birds: Midway Atoll Mouse Eradication and NEPA

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Invasive species , particularly rodents, have long been a problem on the Hawaiian archipelago. Midway, which was once a military facility, has long had mice and it once had rats, though they were eradicated in 1996. In 2015, mice suddenly started attacking albatrosses sitting on nests and attacks have been steadily increasing since.

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Owls, the debait

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She got out and began taking photos and quickly realized that the owl was being baited with white mice. But as she stayed and mice were being tossed out, she decided it wasn’t for her, and she left the birds, and the group. I question the release of non-native mice into the wild. My own take on that mirrors it.

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Kathy Hershey: Parker, the Playground’s Vulture

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Animal control authorities had been on his trail for weeks. Local animal control, the police, and our rehabilitation center were all called, but he proved uncatchable. Death threats came rolling in from frightened parents, and the police were furious that animal control authorities couldn’t do their job.

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An Open Letter to Outdoor/Feral Cat Supporters

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I have been rescuing animals, both wild and domestic, since I was a child. I’ve rescued field mice to horses, and everything in between. Can your hearts be so species-specific? Cats are domestic animals highly susceptible to a host of diseases, many transmittable to humans. It sickens me. It’s natural.”).

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The Uncommon Demise of a Wood Thrush in Costa Rica

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If it doesn’t find enough to eat, it might become too tired to watch for predators and be snatched up by a domestic cat or any number of animals that are always watching, eternally waiting for an easy lunch. Smaller frogs and toads, mice, bugs, worms, dog food, and carrion, you name it. Bay-breasted Warblers have to be careful.

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My Top 12 Wildlife Watching Moments

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I remember, several times while motionlessly surveying birds, I found myself being investigated by Striped Field Mice , who would dare to come to sniff me. I already have a history of searches for this species. Well, one reason might be – this animal is not only endangered, but even rarer than the Tiger! Like a school bus big.

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