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[Johnnyeager]

[gertrudecloset]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@gertrudecloset  Did you know you've got coyotes in Central Park?

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No.  I think of the other smaller (some of the time) 4 legged critters that roam NYC.  Primarily tunnel rats @Kachina624 .  The big ones that live in the railroad system.

Opposum, Racoons and deer I'm familiar with.  There are even some wild turkeys roaming about who have been protected by the State.

When I go to CPW, I'm gonna be lurking now, thanks to that bit of news....LOL.

[gertrudecloset]

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@SharkE wrote:

Lot worse then coyotes and foxes

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So true @SharkE .  We have a vermin problem here.

[gertrudecloset]

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@jackthebear wrote:

there are enough rats in the city to keep the foxes and coyetes happy

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I hope there's enough for the red foxes too @jackthebear .

[gertrudecloset]

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@10sluvr wrote:

and i alway thought NYC was filled with cougars and i don't mean the animals.

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That's a GOOD ONE!  I don't know about the 4 legged ones, but I know a couple of cougars who stand tall and walk with two feetssssessss @10sluvr .

[gertrudecloset]

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@mspatmac wrote:

@gertrudecloset 

So now should we say The Foxes of Wall Street?  Interesting history, thanks

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Yes, why not sounds good to me @mspatmac !

[gertrudecloset]

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@RedTop wrote:

Don't be surprised to find out the fox population in NYC has been encouraged by your state Department of Natural Resources.  They're quite good at relocating species!  

WV is now home to far more species of animals than what is considered native to these mountains, thanks to the DNR relocation services.  We now have antelope, coyotes, elk, moose, eastern and western diamond back rattlesnakes, as well as another species of rattlesnake native to NM and CO, and these are just the species I am aware of.  

A couple of years ago I had the chance to ask a local DNR officer WTH is up with all the relocated slithery creatures, and his obvious trained response was "to balance the eco system!"   

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@RedTop I read that in the resource info that I was looking into.  They are so busy trying to control the deer population too.  The clear everything in some places to build McMansions and then wonder why we have wildlife problems.  How dumb is that?  

[RedTop]

@gertrudecloset 

WV could use a lot more help controlling the deer population; our DNR is not doing enough with this issue, and our local herds are growing by leaps and bounds yearly.  

[jackthebear]

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@RedTop wrote:

@gertrudecloset 

WV could use a lot more help controlling the deer population; our DNR is not doing enough with this issue, and our local herds are growing by leaps and bounds yearly.  

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no flowers anywhere where I live the deer have destroyed them all, no one plants anything , very sad

[gertrudecloset]

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@RedTop wrote:

@gertrudecloset 

WV could use a lot more help controlling the deer population; our DNR is not doing enough with this issue, and our local herds are growing by leaps and bounds yearly.  

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Ours too @RedTop .  Here in NYC they were considering a "vasectomy" program to control the population.  I've never seen a deer in the road in NYC, but I've seen plenty of news reports over the years of them being out in the middle of roads standing.  They can cause accidents.  I know they are here.