I am reading a good book, “Where the Wild Things Were“, by William Stolzenburg, Bloomsbury USA, New York, NY. 2008.
I enjoy this book very much as I am very interested in ecology. I very much respect native vegetation and pull up non native species that are invasive whenever I get a chance. It is too bad that we lost many plant and animal species from eliminating the top predators that help keep the environment in check and balanced. When these top predators are gone, the mid sized predators change behavior and take over in running the land or water. Imbalances can occur causing greater extinctions and distruction of the environs.
We thought about getting another cat after our cat died. We would need to keep it indoors and never let it out. Besides the thread of raccoons harming or killing it, It can harm and kill many species, including rodents, reptiles, and birds. Before I got my first kitten, a friend suggested that I keep him in at all times. I listened to her and did that. When we had a cat most of the nineties, we let him out as people close to us were letting their cats out. But for the last few years, I have been hearing from ecological view that we need to not let domestic cats out. After deliberating, we realized that it would be difficult in preventing escape of a cat. We go in and out alot, especially during the summer. Our screen door to our sliding doors to the back doesnot effective keep small children and pets in. Besides when we travel, we do not need to worry about having people come and feed the cat.
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