Abandoned pets are wreaking havoc on city parks.
NEW YORK CITY Bright green and viscous, Morningside Pond looks like a vat of unappealing pea soup. Styrofoam cups and plastic bags cling to the pond’s edge, bound in place by bubbles of green foam. This is, perhaps, what’s to be expected of an artificial pond in the center of a New York City park.
... these abandoned pets are becoming a major nuisance to New York City’s urban ecosystem—crowding out native turtle species...
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Ada posted on 2020-02-27 20:38:30 Reply Private Reply
#4: IRTorqued To: StraitGate (#0)
have not seen turtle or his pug around here in some time, you don't suppose do you?
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#8: StraitGate To: Ada (#3)
Yes, I grew up on a lake with snapping turtles and eastern painted turtles. The painted turtles were far friendlier than the snappers.
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Maggie Bloom probably would remember the date.
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