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Outdoor/Feral Cat Problem? Call the SWAT Team

10,000 Birds

This is what we need for birds, whose rights as government-protected species are violated every day by free-roaming cats. Thanks to groups like Alley Cat Allies, outdoor and feral cats have become above the law. Instead of Special Weapons and Tactics, think: Sealed With A Trap. Sealed With A Trap. What can she do?

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The Rose-ringed Parakeets of Heidelberg

10,000 Birds

It is commonly kept in captivity and has therefore established many feral populations world-wide originating from escaped / released cage birds. Heidelberg Zoo to the south-west of Neuenheimer Feld, all over the place but most often at the seals enclosure and the adjacent kiosk. Very stupid thing to do. Common Redstart and Fieldfare.

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Lake Bindegolly National Park

10,000 Birds

The National Park is unusual because it offers very few facilities compared to most, but there is a sealed road right into the small car park and a shade shelter with a table and chairs and information about the park. There was evidence of the mussels that would be a source of food for many species in the receding water line.

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