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Dale Neiburg

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7. Not necessarily

Reply to hollysmom (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 10, 2014, 05:07 AM

Oct 2014

Years ago the Brooklyn Botanic Garden in NYC had a problem with predators in their bird sanctuary, which they solved by introducing cats. The predators were rats, which were nimble enough to get up to nests and attack eggs and baby birds. The cats took an occasional bird, but mostly those that were already sick or injured and so unable to get away. For the most part, the cats (as intended) preyed on the rats.

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Never heard of Fishers and didn't know porcupines JimDandy Oct 2014 #1

Carefully! Dale Neiburg Oct 2014 #6

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cats? hollysmom Oct 2014 #4

I don't know if there's been a decline in bird life in the "Emerald Triangle" KamaAina Oct 2014 #5

Not necessarily Dale Neiburg Oct 2014 #7

interesting, n/t hollysmom Oct 2014 #8

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