Feral Cities (35 page)

3. The Great Sparrow Mystery

Anderson, Ted R.
Biology of the Ubiquitous House Sparrow: From Genes to Populations.
New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.

Balmori, Alfonso, and Orjan Hallberg. “The Urban Decline of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus): A Possible Link with Electromagnetic Radiation.”
Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine
26 (2007): 141–151.

Boersma, P. Dee, S. H. Reichard, and A. N. Van Buren, eds.
Invasive Species in the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2006.

Breitwisch, R., and M. Breitwisch. “House Sparrows Open an Automatic Doors.”
Wilson Bulletin
103 (1991): 725–726.

Brockie, R. E., and Barry O'Brien. “House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Opening Autodoors.”
Notornis
51 (2004): 52.

Brook, R. K. “House Sparrows Feeding at Night in New York.”
Auk
90 (1973): 206.

Broun, Maurice. “House Sparrows Feeding Young at Night.”
Auk
88 (1971): 924–925.

Crick, Humphrey Q. P., Robert A. Robinson, Graham F. Appleton, Nigel A. Clark, and Angela D. Rickard, eds.
Investigation into the Causes of the Decline of Starlings and House Sparrows in Great Britain.
British Trust for Ornithology Research report 290 (July 2002).

Encyclopedia of Life.
Invasive Species: Starlings Podcast.
iTunes podcast, January 24, 2013.

Feare, Christopher.
The Starling.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1984.

Grinnell, Joseph. “The English Sparrow Has Arrived in Death Valley: An Experiment in Nature.”
American Naturalist
628 (1919): 468–472.

Homan, H. Jeffrey, Howard R. Channing, Judy S. Loven, Erin E. Meredith, Scott A. Stippich, and Carl A. Voglewede. “Movements and Site Use of European Starlings Wintering in Indianapolis, Indiana.” Unpublished paper, USDA-APHIS-WS National Wildlife Research Center, 2008.

Kalmus, H. “Wall Clinging: Energy Saving by the House Sparrow Passer domesticus.”
IBIS
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Martin II, Lynn B., and Lisa Fitzgerald. “A Taste for Novelty in Invading House Sparrows, Passer domesticus.”
Behavioural Ecology
16 (2005): 702–707.

Matthews, John.
Complete American Armoury and Blue Book: Combining 1903, 1907 and 1911–23.
Baltimore: Clearfield Company, 1991.

Potts, G. R. “Urban Starling Roosts in the British Isles.”
Bird Study
14 (1967): 25–42.

Robbins, Chandler S. “Introduction, Spread, and Present Abundance of the House Sparrow in North America.”
Ornithological Monographs
14 (1973): 3–9.

Robinson, Robert A., Gavin M. Siriwardena, and Humphrey Q. P. Crick. “Size and Trends of the House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Population in Great Britain.”
IBIS
147 (2005): 552–562.

Shaw, Lorna M., Dan Chamberlain, and Matthew Evans. “The House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
in Urban Areas: Reviewing a Possible Link Between Post-Decline Distribution and Human Socioeconomic Status.”
Journal of Ornithology
149 (2008): 293–299.

Singh, Madhur. “Heroes of the Environment 2008: Mohammed Dilawar.”
Time,
September 24, 2008.
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1841778_1841782_1841791,00.html
.

Summers-Smith, J. Denis. “Changes in the House Sparrow Population in Britain.”
International Studies on Sparrows
30 (2005): 23–37.

———.
On Sparrows and Man.
Guisborough, UK: Thersby Group, 2005.

4. Street Hunters

Associated Press. “Wild Boar Attack Leaves Four Injured in Berlin.”
Guardian,
October 30, 2012.
www.theguardian.com/world/2012/oct/30/wild-boar-attack-berlin
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Berlin Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment. “The History of Berlin's Urban Green Space.” Official website. Accessed August 20, 2014.
www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/umwelt/stadtgruen/geschichte/en/stadtgruen/index.shtml
.

Braun, Stuart. “In Gritty Berlin, Green Space Plays a Surprisingly Large Role.” DW, April 12, 2011.
www.dw.de/in-gritty-berlin-green-space-plays-a-surprisingly-large-role
/a-14983881.

Carter, Kimberlee.
“Martes foina.”
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan, 2004.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Martes_foina
.

Chinitophd. “Raccoons in Germany: A Matter of Fashion …”
The Amazingly Normal Adventures of El Chinito
(blog), October 4, 2012.
http://chinitophd.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/raccoons-in-germany-a-matter-of-fashion
.

Chu, Henry. “Unfortunately for Germany, It's a Wonderland for Raccoons.”
Los Angeles Times,
September 26, 2012.
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/sep/26/world/la-fg-germany-raccoons-20120927
.

Fashion Encyclopedia.
“Raccoon Coat.” Accessed August 20, 2014.
www.fashionencyclopedia.com/fashion_costume_culture/Modern-World-1919-1929/Raccoon-Coat.html
.

Gehrt, Stanley D., Seth P. D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher, eds.
Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict and Conservation.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.

Gross, Justin, Françoise Elvinger, Laura L. Hungerford, and Stanley D. Gehrt. “Raccoon Use of the Urban Matrix in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area, Maryland.”
Urban Ecosystems
15 (2012): 667–682.

Herr, Jan. “Ecology and Behaviour of Urban Stone Martens
(Martes foina)
in Luxembourg.” PhD thesis, University of Sussex, 2008.

Kotulski, York, and Andreas König. “Conflicts, Crises and Challenges: Wild Boar in the Berlin City—A Social Empirical and Statistical Survey.”
Natura Croatica
17 (2008): 233–246.

Lachat, Nicole. “Stone Martens and Cars: A Beginning War?”
Mustelid & Viverrid Conservation,
October 1991, 4–6.

Local, The.
“Stone Martens Are Coming for Your Car.” July 16, 2009.
www.thelocal.de/20090716/20633
.

Mösken, Anne Lena. “Park der Mauern.”
Berliner Zeitung,
June 13, 2009.
www.berliner-zeitung.de/archiv/auf-dem-frueheren-todesstreifen-liegt-berlins-bunteste-gruenflaeche---doch-es-gibt-streit-um-die-zukunft-park-der-mauern,10810590,10645814.html
.

Nicholson, Esme. “In Berlin, a Boar of a Story.”
NPR,
November 20, 2012.
www.npr.org/2012/11/06/164435055/in-berlin-a-boar-of-a-story
.

Project Waschbär. “Allgemeine Angaben.” Accessed August 20, 2014.
www.projekt-waschbaer.de/allgemeine-angaben
.

Ridgley, Heidi. “The Boar Wars.”
National Wildlife,
April 1, 2006.
www.nwf.org/news-and-magazines/national-wildlife/animals/archives/2006/the-boar-wars.aspx
.

Robertson, Joanna. “The Battle for Berlin's Gardens.” BBC Radio 4, August 7, 2010.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8892623.stm
.

Schulz, Matthias. “Raccoon Invasion: Germany Overrun by Hordes of Masked Omnivores.”
Spiegel Online,
August 3, 2012.
www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-overrun-by-raccoon-invasion-a-847847.html
.

Somaskanda, Sumi. “Berlin Fights Boar Wars, as Wild Swine Swagger Through City Streets.”
Washington Times,
May 12, 2011.
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/may/12/berlin-fights-boar-wars-as-wild-swine-swagger-thro
.

Spiegel Online.
“Furry Interloper: Berlin Hotel Unsure How to Deal with Raccoon Guest.” June 16, 2008.
www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/furry-interloper-berlin-hotel-unsure-how-to-deal-with-raccoon-guest-a-559949.html
.

Walker, Marcus. “In Berlin's Boar War, Some Side with the Hogs.”
Wall Street Journal,
December 16, 2008.
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB122937877627908421
.

Wickline, Kristin.
“Sus scrofa.”
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan, 2014.
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Sus_scrofa
.

5. Romancing Coyotes

Brown, Justin L. “The Influence of Coyotes on an Urban Canada Goose Population in the Chicago Metropolitan Area.” Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2007.

Chicago Tribune.
“So This Coyote Walks into a Quiznos …” April 4, 2007.
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2007-04-04/news/0704040747_1_coyote-anne-kent-bina-patel
.

Cook County, Illinois, Coyote Project. “The Coyote-Wildlife Relationship.” Official website. Accessed August 20, 2014.
www.urbancoyoteresearch.com/Relationship_to_other_wildlife.htm
.

Dell'Amore, Christine. “City Slinkers.”
Smithsonian Magazine,
March 2006.
www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/city-slinkers-12208091
.

Gehrt, Stanley D., Seth P. D. Riley, and Brian L. Cypher, eds.
Urban Carnivores: Ecology, Conflict and Conservation.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.

Lloyd, Robin. “How Birds Can Down a Jet Airplane.” LiveScience, January 15, 2009.
www.livescience.com/3239-birds-jet-airplane.html
.

McCoy, Nicole H. “Economic Tools for Managing Impacts of Urban Canada Geese.” Human Conflicts with Widlife: Economic Considerations paper 12 (2000).

Metz, Rachel. “Coyotes Take to City Streets.”
Wired,
February 2, 2006.
http://archive.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/02/70136
.

6. Thieves in the Temple

Bamford, Helen. “Infamous Baboon Put Down.” IOL News, March 26, 2011.
www.iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/infamous-baboon-put-down-1.1047651
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———. “Infamous Fred Remembered.” IOL News, April 3, 2011.
www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/infamous-fred-remembered-1.1051260
.

———. “Two More Baboons Put Down.” IOL News, July 23, 2011.
www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/two-more-baboons-put-down-1.1104580
.

Barilla, James.
My Backyard Jungle.
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2013.

BBC News. “Monkeys Attack Delhi Politician.” October 21, 2007.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7055625.stm
.

Express India.
“Deputy Mayor Bajwa Falls Off Terrace, Admitted at Apollo ICU.” October 21, 2007.

Gentleman, Amelia. “Monkeys in the Parks, Monkeys in the Palace.”
New York Times,
November 14, 2007.
www.nytimes.com/2007/11/14/world/asia/14delhi.html
.

Gosling, Melanie. “Of Baboons and Humans …” IOL News, September 22, 2008.
www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/of-baboons-and-humans-1.417333
.

Grimes, Stephanie. “Looting Baboons Raid South African Apartment.”
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
December 11, 2013.
www.reviewjournal.com/news/looting-baboons-raid-south-african-apartment
.

Harris, Gardiner. “Indians Feed the Monkeys, Which Bite the Hand.”
New York Times,
May 22, 2012.
www.nytimes.com/2012/05/23/world/asia/fed-by-indians-monkeys-overwhelm-delhi.html
.

Hartley, Aziz. “Man Dies After Baboon Shoves Him.” IOL News, June 1, 2009.
www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/man-dies-after-baboon-shoves-him-1.472609
.

Hindu, The.
“Deputy Mayor Dies After Fall from Terrace.” October 22, 2007.
www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-newdelhi/deputy-mayor-dies-after-fall-from-terrace/article1934364.ece
.

Hoffman, Tali S., and M. Justin O'Riain. “Monkey Management: Using Spatial Ecology to Understand the Extent and Severity of Human-Baboon Conflict in the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.”
Ecology and Society
17 (2012): 13.

Huffington Post.
“Baboon Ambushes Woman Carrying Groceries in Cape Town, Makes Off with Veggies.” September 20, 2013.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/20/baboon-ambushes-woman-groceries-cape-town-veggies_n_3957474.html
.

Jaman, M. Firoj, and Michael A. Huffman. “The Effect of Urban and Rural Habitat and Resource Type on Activity Budgets of Commensal Rhesus Macaques
(Macaca mulatta)
in Bangladesh.”
Primates
54 (2010): 49–59.

Kaplan, Bentley S., M. Justin O'Riain, Rowen van Eeden, and Andrew J. King. “A Low-Cost Manipulation of Food Resources Reduces Spatial Overlap Between Baboons
(Papio ursinus)
and Humans in Conflict.”
International Journal of Primatology
32 (2011): 1397–1412.

Kumar Dash, Dipak. “Ban On, Langurs Out of Monkey Business.”
Times of India,
February 7, 2013.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Ban-on-langurs-out-of-monkey-business/articleshow/18374810.cms
.

Monkey Thieves,
episode “Coming of Age.” National Geographic Channel. Posted on YouTube by XiveTV, July 9, 2013.
http://youtu.be/ZeE0Y8ENnjg
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Pandey, Geeta. “Delhi Metro in Monkey Business.” BBC News, August 2, 2006.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/5238626.stm
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Southwick, Charles, and M. Farooq Siddiqi. “India's Rhesus Populations: Protectionism vs. Conservation Management.” In
Monkeys on the Edge: Ecology and Management of
Long-Tailed Macaques and Their Interface with Humans,
edited by Agustín Fuentes and Michael D. Gumert. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Times of India.
“JMC Fails to Curb Monkey Menace in City.” May 19, 2009.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/JMC-fails-to-curb-monkey-menace-in-city/articleshow/4549587.cms?referral=PM
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Vlahos, James. “Howl.”
Outside,
January 28, 2009.
www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/nature/Howl.html
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