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Urban Fauna

  1. urban fauna
    East Williamsburg’s Alleged Pigeon PoisonerA Nextdoor thread about a neighbor’s bird-feeding devolves into mutual accusation and suspicion.
  2. urban fauna
    He’s the Guy You Call When You Need to Bury a WhaleTalking to Robert DiGiovanni about being New York’s go-to whale fixer and the surprising number of burials he’s done in the Rockaways.
  3. urban fauna
    How to Turn a Church Full of Cats and Raccoons Into a Coveted Wedding Venue“It was a very non–New York City wildlife smell.”
  4. urban fauna
    Talking to an Ant Guy About Peak Ant Season“You could have hundreds trailing into the kitchen. People get grossed out. They feel like they’re being invaded.”
  5. urban fauna
    Four Neighborhood ‘Zones’ Will Get Extra Help Fighting RatsMayor Adams’s own Brooklyn property might be in one of them.
  6. real estate regrets
    They Wanted a Backyard. Now They Hate It.Outdoor space was the city renters’ pandemic dream. Then came the rats.
  7. urban fauna
    It’s Been a Tumultuous Two Weeks for FlacoThe Eurasian eagle-owl has survived a vandalized enclosure, life as a celebrity, and a new diet of free-range rats.
  8. mysteries
    Who Dyed This Pigeon Pink?The bird may have been part of a gender-reveal party.
  9. urban fauna
    There Are Dolphins in the Bronx RiverMaybe you don’t want to swim there, but the Parks Department says it’s good news.
  10. urban fauna
    Los Angeles’s Celebrity Mountain Lion Was Also Its HostageWithout an easy way to cross the freeways that bisect his natural habitat, P-22’s life in the city was a lonely one.
  11. urban fauna
    Fugitive Cow Located at Long Island Golf CourseVienna had been missing for four months, but “her capture went flawlessly.”
  12. urban fauna
    The City’s Listing for a Rat Director Is a Bit MuchThe right candidate will have a “general aura of badassery.”
  13. urban fauna
    Sloths Are Tearing Apart Suffolk CountyA storefront across from a Carvel is perhaps not an appropriate environment for the animals.
  14. urban fauna
    New York Is Not the Country’s Top Rat CityWe’re No. 2.
  15. street fights
    Two Psychotherapists and Trash Bins Are Defeating the Rats of Sterling Place“We are not the rat police.”
  16. urban fauna
    New Yorkers No Longer Want Their Pet Guinea PigsShelters and Craigslist are filling up with people’s furry regrets.
  17. urban fauna
    Rat Dinnertime May Be Pushed Back by 4 HoursWhat is this, Europe?
  18. urban fauna
    All These Sharks Is Actually Good NewsA shark expert explains.
  19. urban fauna
    A Day With New York’s Bird ParamedicsDuring migrations, thousands of birds crash into skyscrapers. And a few volunteer EMTs rush in to help.