Animal Ethics

JULY 28, 2008

Animals in nature don’t need to be controlled by a species that has such difficulty in controlling itself. Priscilla Feral President, Friends of Animals Darien, Conn., And no, the mustangs do not need birth control. The mustangs should never have been corralled in the first place. Let them go, and let them be. July 23, 2008

New York Times 40

New York Times New York Horses Oregon 40

10,000 Birds

MARCH 1, 2011

However, the species sometimes referred to as the Barbary Duck appears very much out of place just about everywhere else. Feral Muscovy Ducks seem to attract many of those epithets. Not only are the individual ducks hard to look at, but in groups, the feral populations create the same messes other masses of waterfowl do.

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Ducks 2011 Deer New York 221

10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

Every March, hope springs anew that I’ll cross paths with one of these feral fluffballs, but as April ends, so do another year’s delirious dreams. Driving along ice-choked inlets off Lake Ontario, admiring Mute Swans and scaup species, my commitment to nail this nemesis never wavered. Enjoy the details and proof here.

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2011 Owls Deer New York 168