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Feral Cats in American Cities

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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. This got me wondering what other cities were doing.

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A Corn Crake in New York State!

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But, then, no one expected a Common Greenshanks in New Jersey. Hopefully, its reaction to any feral cats in the area will be the same as its reactions to birders–run! No one expected a Corn Crake. Now, probably if I was Corey, my response would be to grab my car keys, bins, and camera and go go go.

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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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Photograph of a Wild Turkey at Flatrock Brook Nature Center, in Englewood, New Jersey, by Corey. Eventually, of course, the wild turkeys in the entire Eastern region of the US were mostly or entirely wiped out, and it may well be that European stocks contributed to the reintroduction of Turkeys in the New World.

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