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Feral Cats in American Cities

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The problem of free-roaming cats — and their predation on birds and other wildlife — is hotly contested in communities across the country, and it triggered a lively exchange in the hearing room. Cats are domesticated animals that are not indigenous wildlife in North America.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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Second of all, Lewis’s Woodpeckers are birds of the west and they rarely stray to New York State. Fish & Wildlife comes in response to a lawsuit brought by the Center for Biological Diversity. Melanerpes lewis is, to put it simply, a really cool bird. Though it is certainly bad news that the U.S. The proposal from U.S.

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