10,000 Birds

JULY 1, 2016

She keeps her cats inside. She doesn’t use pesticides, she loves the local wildlife, and she does everything a good pet owner should do. I keep my cats inside,” she texted me, “and my dog turns out to be the killer.”. We have a cat that is a hummingbird murderer.” Outdoor cat owners, here’s how you can help me.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 11, 2014

The National Park Service is finally going to remove the feral cat colony from Plumb Beach, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area. As is only to be expected, the cat crazies are out in force trying to stop this wholly rational and logical action. … Conservation Brooklyn cats Plum Beach' Nature lovers, rejoice!

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 29, 2014

To civilians who may have been puzzled by the wildlife crowd’s tossed-off references to peefas, modos or mice cubes, here is a beginner’s guide to Rehabberspeak. Hit by car, HBC; caught by cat, CBC; window strike, WS. Birds abbreviations slang wildlife rehabilitators' Why is there a photo of Captain Kirk on a bird blog?

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

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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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 24, 2011

Photo courtesy Kimm Schroeder She also has some serious cats. Not just any type of house cat, she has Bengals. The kitten Venus is an F4 Bengal meaning she’s four generations (F4) removed from the Asian Leopard Cat which is a small wild cat from Asia. Lorraine even bought them a running wheel.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2016

By the time August rolls around, wildlife rehabilitators are fried. There have been months of late-night phone calls, hordes of orphans, and lots of less-than-satisfying encounters with the public, who, shall we say, don’t always have the best interests of wildlife at heart. A surgery with a dicey prognosis is a complete success.

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Wildlife Wildlife Rehabilitation Rescue Cats 121

10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 1, 2015

If I were to describe my long time wildlife nemesis, my ultimate dip of dips, I would reach for a nemesis cat, not a nemesis bird. I had, after all, been to 13 countries that were home to leopards, over the course of 14 years, of which in all but one I had been in habitat suitable for this most adaptable of big cats.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2012

A new study conducted in Athens, Georgia, by National Geographic and the University of Georgia put cameras on house cats allowed outdoors. Thirty percent of the cats killed wild animals, an average of two kills per week. Also, the cats tended to do dangerous things, like cross roads and eat and drink things that they found.

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Los Angeles Cats Georgia Killing 174

10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

Seeing a wild Snow Leopard is every wildlife enthusiast’s dream, probably the ultimate and most elusive wildlife experience on the planet. The cat actually appeared almost golden in the early morning light and this time we could admire its magnificent thick, blotched pelt, extremely long tail and large head.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 8, 2012

Apparently Alley Cat Allies only wants to protect feral cats, an introduced predator that decimates native wildlife communities. And should a group dare question the wisdom of domestic cats being outdoors they are “extremists” in the eyes of the crazy cat people.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2012

Recent studies highlighted by the American Bird Conservancy show that cats make up a significant portion of the diet of Coyotes. Want your cat to survive? In related news, Universal Orlando’s Loews Hotel should be lauded for deciding to take action to remove a feral cat colony from the hotel’s grounds.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 12, 2011

He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Cats Are Still Public Enemy Number One, For Birds The New York Times and Tweety have it absolutely correct.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

According to the US Fish and Wildlife Service , there are about 10 billion breeding birds in the US. How many birds to cats kill in the United States? A recent meta study ( The impact of free-ranging domestic cats on wildlife of the United States ) that applied strict inclusion criteria and some fancy statistics estimates that 2.4

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 2, 2011

After several minutes of this deep water foraging behavior, this White-faced Ibis made its way toward me into more shallow water Posed for a little while, and then began to preen I’m glad I took the time to visit Colusa National Wildlife Refuge on this day. You never know what you might see! Get yours today! The proposal from U.S.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

Motomco’s Material Safety Data Sheet for “Hawk” warns that the product “is extremely toxic to fish, birds, and other wildlife” and that “dogs and predatory and scavenging mammals and birds might be poisoned if they feed upon animals that have eaten this bait.” Thanks for your concern for wildlife, Syngenta.).

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

And it looks even better in my hands while I dream about a visit to regions of Brazil I had scarcely heard of before being provided with a review copy of the first volume of the Wildlife Conservation Society Birds of Brazil.* He lives in Forest Hills with Daisy, their son, Desmond Shearwater, and their two indoor cats, Hunter and B.B.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 19, 2013

On 14 March, 2013, the Orlando Sentinel published an opinion piece by Ted Williams under the headline “Trap, neuter, return programs make feral-cat problem worse.” Then he gave a couple of alternative solutions to the feral cat problem: There are two effective, humane alternatives to the cat hell of TNR.

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 1, 2013

After careful consideration of all of the enlightened arguments that have been made by those in favor of Trap-Neuter-Return for feral cats in recent blog posts , we here at 10,000 Birds have been completely convinced by their well-thought-out, logical, and airtight conclusions.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 27, 2015

Born Free USA, a global leader in animal welfare and wildlife conservation, has announced its “Pets Go Wild for Wildlife” photo contest, seeking photos of furry family members acting “wild”: running like a cheetah, swimming like an orca, leaping like … Continue reading → The post Born Free USA’s “Pets Go Wild for Wildlife” (..)

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4 The Love Of Animals

JULY 11, 2011

Africa’s big cats are among the most iconic predators. Steve travels to Namibia, a land of rolling dunes, sand and plenty of dangerous wildlife. Also airing tonight, Thailand’s Killer Cats! Monday, July 11 at 10PM ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD! Monday, July 11 at 10:30PM ET/PT on Nat Geo WILD.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Nat Geo Wild presents the third annual Big Cat Week starting Sunday, Dec 9th. From Cougars, tigers, cheetahs, jaguars, and snow leopards and more, it’s a great time to learn more about these amazing cats! Big Cat Week is part of the Big Cats Initiative to stop poaching, save big cat habitats, and “ Cause an Upraor “!

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Another fun sneak peek of Nat Geo Wild’s Big Cat Week! Ruaha National Park in Tanzania used to be a true paradise for wildlife gathered around the rich Ruaha riverbanks. Tonight, Lions on the Edge! Premieres Thursday, December 9, at 9PM ET/PT. Now, the worst drought in decades is pushing all the animals on a march to find water.

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Reddit Animals

JANUARY 8, 2024

Cheetahs, the iconic big cats known for their incredible speed and distinctive spotted coat, often invoke images of fierce hunters roaming the savannah. However, the question of whether cheetahs are friendly remains a subject of curiosity and debate among wildlife enthusiasts.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 14, 2008

Quantico Military Base is really behaving cruelly when it comes to the feral cats on its base. Frizzell explained that a large population of feral cats is ultimately detrimental to the overall environmental health of the base, its native species and ecosystems. They’re a big impact on wildlife. Whiskers" or "Frisky?"

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10,000 Birds

MAY 6, 2016

I asked a group of wildlife rehabilitators: “What are some of the Worst Bird Myths? An injured or orphaned bird must be taken to a wildlife rehabilitator as soon as humanly possible, or they will have little chance of surviving. A woman just told me cats don’t catch birds at night, so that’s when she lets hers out!”.

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4 The Love Of Animals

DECEMBER 9, 2011

The big cats of the world need our help. The second annual Big Cat Week will air this Sunday, December 11th through December 17th on Nat Geo WILD. For seven nights, Big Cat Week will showcase visually stunning and powerfully resonant stories of nature’s fiercest felines and the people working to save these majestic cats.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2022

This spurred her to pursue a career in environmental education and wildlife nature tourism as a park ranger in Texas and as the Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail Coordinator with Florida Fish and Wildlife. The cats were eradicated by 1991, which left the mice population to go unchecked.

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Reddit Animals

AUGUST 31, 2023

I'm writing about some wildlife and I was wondering if you guys would have any knowledge about the behavior of wild animals. This same scenario might arise when it comes to some other animals, like a bear, boar, big northern cat. Specifically in regards to their behavior around humans and firearms.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Smithsonian Institute researcher is accused of trying to poison street cats outside her apartment building on 15th Street in Northwest. Dauphine works at the National Zoo studying wild birds, where her research has focused on one of birds’ enemies: cats. Here’s hoping that Dauphine has her name cleared.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The subject is one that comes up a lot in this blog and other bird blogs, the subject of cats and their effect on wildlife. As most people know cats, both feral and domestic, have a pretty big impact on wild birds and other wildlife, and the effect of mammals is particularly profound in New Zealand.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 17, 2014

Normally wildlife rehabilitators try not to give these kinds of directions. Birds nestling birds Northern Mockingbirds wildlife rehabilitators' We say things like, “Just pick him up and put him back in his nest,” or “Leave him alone, the parents are around.” In any of these cases, it’s a ride to the rehabilitator or else.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 30, 2021

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. It’s notable that during his 40 plus years of watching local wildlife, he had never seen a Marine Toad catch a bird.

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 4, 2015

My work as a wildlife rehabilitator over the past forty-five years has allowed me a unique perspective on a disturbing trend. Consider this: ninety percent of birds treated at wildlife centers are admitted as a result of human interactions that have nothing to do with “nature.”

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Here’s hoping that Charles County, Maryland, stands up to the feral cat mafia and moves ahead with plans to require cats be licensed and special “animal fancier” licenses be required for those who harbor ten or more cats on their property.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 25, 2016

Wildlife lovers and rehabilitators, as always, tried to intervene. “I If you see a flyer such as this and you’re unfamiliar with wildlife, you can 1) believe the hundreds of people who write things like “I know for a fact a Barn Owl can carry off a 3-pound Chihuahua!” If you have a cat, keep it inside. “I had no idea!” “How

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10,000 Birds

APRIL 2, 2024

The Hawaiian Crows face much more destructive threats–extreme loss of habitat; malaria, the scourge of so many Hawaiian species; predators–rodents, cats and the ‘Io, the Hawaiian Hawk. This is the most intense, tragic section.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 21, 2020

In my case it is because I had only ever seen one, many years before, but had lost my details of the trip, so it never got entered when I crossed from my original wildlife-listing software to eBird. A long search failed to refind the thrush, so I moved on, happy enough, but less than elated.

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