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

10,000 Birds

Just as the ranger was telling us that we might see wild cats – well, not wild cats, but rather, Wildcats , the wild version of the domestic cat, Felis silvestris lybica , one of those cats popped its head out of the brush about 50 feet beyond her. The most interesting thing about this cat was lack of kitty-cat-ness.

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Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer

10,000 Birds

Mark Gamin, a Cleveland lawyer, likes cats and birds both. He likes books too, which made him the ideal reviewer for Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer. Marra and Chris Santella, authors of Cat Wars: The Devastating Consequences of a Cuddly Killer (Princeton University Press, 212 pp.,

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Feral Cats in American Cities

10,000 Birds

The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. From the Star Tribune : Feral cats win a round at Minneapolis City Hall. She said she has a cat that stays indoors — unwillingly.

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A Corn Crake in New York State!

10,000 Birds

Or by a cat! The bird was right there, they said, pointing vaguely north. Its buffy face and chest identified it as an immature bird (thank you, 7th edition of the National Geographic Guide to Birds of North America, soon to be reviewed here). In Rare Birds of North America (PUP, 2014), Steven N.G.

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Migration is Dangerous

10,000 Birds

When songbirds endeavor to head hundreds or thousands of miles south they are risking everything in order to find a place that they can winter and hopefully survive in order to head back north and breed. dead Common Yellowthroat Please, keep your cats indoors. Another major hazard for migrating birds is roads.

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

An estimated one billion birds collide with glass each year in the United States* and most of them die; window collisions are considered the second highest cause of death of birds after cats (putting aside the big overall causes, like habitat loss and climate change).* Did the model work? ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few.

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What Foods you should Avoid Feeding your Dog?

4 The Love Of Animals

Similar to humans, dogs that eat sugary foods can develop obesity, tooth decay, and diabetes. And be careful of wild onions (also known as scallions, spring onions, or salad onions) which grow nearly everywhere in North America. Raw meat, fish, and eggs pose the same danger to dogs as they do to humans. Salty Foods.

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