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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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Why Did The National Audubon Society End Their Contract With Ted Williams?

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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. ” Wait, what?

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You’re Not Helping

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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. Even wiping out a majority of mammals from the third biggest island is a challenge, and not just logistically.

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

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I find it astonishing that people argue of whether feral cats are bad for birds in North America. The plethora of approaches to the feral Cat problem is not an outcome of a diversity of great ideas; it is the ugly chimera of inappropriate compromise among biased and often poorly informed stakeholders. Which would be even worse.

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Birding and Safari-ing South Africa with the ABA

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They range from the successful eradication of feral cats from Marion Island (hear that, Corey?) Initially, I wasn’t that excited about seeing mammals. The leopards place their kill in a tree, protecting it from poaching by other predators. It was the first of six bustard species I would see over the course of both trips.

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There’s a bear! There’s a bear!

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Afraid that their ideas for the development of the area, including a ski centre, might be restricted by the nature protection regime, the officials rejected the idea. Feral Pigeon – Columba livia dom. Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus. Common Buzzard – Buteo buteo. Eurasian Coot – Fulica atra.

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