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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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Get Thee To A Wildlife Rehabilitator

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And they would realize that any species whose young tried to nurse with a pointed beak would be a short-lived species. That is, until the ducklings grow up, are released into a pond, and greet the local feral cat colony as long-lost relatives. A pet cat raising orphaned ducklings! That is, until … you get the picture.

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When birds attack!

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I particularly enjoyed the story involving the Satyr Tragophan , not because I enjoy painful stories of high medical bills so much as if you are going to come a cropper of a bird it may as well be a good looking one (as with birding with life in general really). Signs are posted warning of particularly aggressive birds in parks.