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The Poo Ponds

10,000 Birds

These waste water treatment plants offer the perfect environment to bird-life due to the fact that water is constantly available and is fenced for further protection from feral animals. To a birder these Poo Ponds offer the perfect place to see a large number of species in a relatively small area close to towns.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

… Matthew Anderson [of Audubon] said proponents of colonies are putting the interests of one invasive species — cats — 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.

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Lake Bindegolly National Park

10,000 Birds

Apparently they breed to the south and return to feed at Lake Bindegolly. There was evidence of terns breeding at some earlier stage by the remaining carcasses in the bush. There was evidence of the mussels that would be a source of food for many species in the receding water line. Feral pigs. Mussels at Lake Bindegolly.

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