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Re:Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to p... by smegger001 on Monday August 14, 2023 @06:23AM (#37119373)
Fortunately for the birds then wild cats such as lynx bobcat and ocelot close cousin species to house cats were among those species we removed from the ecosystem before we introduced Felix catus.
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Re:Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to p... by bobthepanda on Monday August 14, 2023 @03:05PM (#37125348)
We’ve introduced millions of cats into areas that haven’t had cats at all, like the entirety of Oceania.
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Re:Feral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to p... by smegger001 on Monday August 14, 2023 @05:15PM (#37126885)
Sure and that was bad. However using New Zealand as an excuse for pearl clutching in North America over cats, when there were several species wild cat here already not to (mention many other predators) that we decimated the populations of is disingenuous at best.
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