• Kerb
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    71 year ago

    then we should set out a bunch of coyotes,
    to keep the feral cat population in check.

    what could possibly go wrong?

    • ZephrC
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      151 year ago

      Sure, we could try it in Australia first. They love that kind of thing. It always goes great for them.

    • @pagshile@lemm.ee
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      71 year ago

      “So, we set coyotes loose to catch the cats. Then what? We get a wolf to eat the coyotes? Then we get a tiger to eat the wolf!? WHAT EATS THE TIGER, DAD - TELL ME THAT!”

      • @Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world
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        41 year ago

        I mean you are partially right. Bringing back wolves would help in NA. They are supposed to be a part of the ecosystem and might help keep coyotes in check to a degree at least and would certainly keep killer deer population is n check. They were eliminated more out of fear than legitimate threat and killer deer have now far exceeded human threat compared to wolves.

          • @jerkface@lemmy.ca
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            1 year ago

            Or there is just more predation in the winter, more starvation, or more car strikes; you don’t know it’s the cold

            • @halvo317@sh.itjust.works
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              I don’t understand your point. I’m saying the effects of an inhospitable winter environment does quite a bit of the dirty work for keeping feral cat populations in check. Were you agreeing with me?