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

10,000 Birds

In some regions of the world, the carnivore landscape is taken up by many different cats at the middle and larger range, and by things like civets and mongoose at the smaller end. To access the entire week’s worth of content just click here. To some extent, the Cat problem will take care of itself, in some places.

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Searching for vultures in India

10,000 Birds

Yes, some gruesome graphic content follows, but don’t blame me, you have been warned. One large banyan fig as well as all bushes around were completely covered with flies and their eggs – every inch. Oddly, I saw no rats, only a mongoose or two and a few stray dogs. What was the weirdest place you ever birded? A war zone?

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