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Are there so many birds that cats don’t matter?

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Statue “Phillis Wheatley” by Meredith Bergmann, in Boston. So, 5% of all birds might mean 10% of all song birds and really, it might be 20% or more of all the birds that die in a given year for specific species, with the species involved being those that are common to a specific habitat in which the cats are found.

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Rip Van Winkle’s Crow Killing Contest

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What I want to know is: a hundred feet away, how can these people tell the difference between a crow and a raven, which is a protected species?” Groups across the country, including Project Coyote in California, are fighting similar battles. She owns an arsenal of rifles, and has been licensed to carry a handgun for 17 years.

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Wild Turkeys Causing Car Accidents

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In Boston, a turkey was the cause of a 2 car accident during the morning commute. Also, a turkey fight and display will attract the attention of predators, I’m sure many a turkey lek gets ambushed by coyotes causing birds to flee in utter panic. A woman in Ohio had a turkey crash through her windshield.

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