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Do Fence Me In: Protecting the Hawaiian Petrel

10,000 Birds

While his poem was about the dubious nature of boundaries kept in check by surly New England yankees, the sentiment holds true in Hawaii, at least. Part of the threat to the birds’ existence has been ravaging by feral cats , which eat both adults and chicks alike. “Good fences make good neighbors,” wrote poet Robert Frost.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: Re “ The Bluefin Slaughter ” (editorial, Nov. Incidentally, the catch was all sold for cat food at less than 10 cents a pound. Goldsmith Wailuku, Hawaii, Nov. 17): As a young man I was privileged to work for and to know Capt. Mayo II of Provincetown, Mass. We need to stop making holes in the world’s oceans.