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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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I put it in a small box for several hours, where it appeared to recover, but studies have shown that internal injuries from a strike usually kill the bird. And buildings without thought for birdlife, significant buildings like the Minnesota Vikings shiny “death trap” for birds, are still being built.** ©2012 Donna L.

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Feral Cats in American Cities

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The other day, Minneapolis, Minnesota passed a feral cat ordinance. Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. This got me wondering what other cities were doing. Let’s start with Minneapolis, because that is what sparked my interest.