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In a suburb in the ____ Northwest, Justin ties his shoes for his morning run and steps out at dawn.

As he walks off his front step, he spots some ____ crossing the street.

Up in a ____, he sees a family of squirrels.

Birds begin to sing, and he ____ the beauty of his neighborhood.

While ____, a dangerous sight interrupts the idyllic scene.

A coyote watches as a black bear ____ through a garbage bin for food.

Justin is surprised at his ____ transforming into a place full of wildlife encounters.

In 2019, it was estimated that more than 1.5 million squirrels were ____ in Chicago and approximately 10,000 foxes in London.

In Seoul, 155 wild boars were captured in ____.

Why are there so many animals in ____ cities?

One reason is that many cities are built on biologically fertile and productive land areas, which are attractive not ____ to humans but to other creatures as well.

Another reason is due to urban areas becoming greener, inviting more ____ animals.

____ have begun building more gardens, parks, and legally protected areas for educational, recreational, or other purposes, attracting more wild creatures.

In addition, for some animal species, cities ____ become a perfect place for feeding, mating, and nesting.

Peregrine falcons, for example, use tall buildings for nesting sites, man-made lighting to hunt for prey at night, and warm ____ air currents to soar easily.

Cities have become ____, sweet home, not only to humans but to wild animals.

To some, living among animals might sound idyllic, but to others, wild animals near residential areas, especially those predators high up in the food chain, can be an ____ and a threat.

What could be an ____ approach to dealing with these new neighbors?

Is there a solution for humans and animals to live together peacefully in their shared ____?

In 1981, ____ news shocked Los Angeles residents.

A three-year-old girl was attacked and killed by a coyote in front of her ____.

People were outraged and immediately took action to ____ the species from their neighborhoods.

They killed a total of 55 coyotes over a period of 80 ____.

Scientists, however, questioned such a destructive control method, as ____ are highly adaptive and breed quickly.

A study showed that a simulated coyote population survived indefinitely when 70% were killed ____.

This means that killing even most of the coyotes in population will have no ____ effect.

In coyote packs, a ____ adult pair maintains a strict structure that prevents others from breeding and controls the population.

Destructive control methods ____ disrupt this social structure, resulting in increased populations.

Moreover, completely eliminating the species using a control method could ____ other issues such as over-population of rodents and other small prey.

Clearly, it is difficult to predict how nature will balance ____ out when humans attempt to control.

Nairobi, Kenya is unique because it is the world’s only capital with a national park, which attracts many international tourists with wild ____ and other beasts against the backdrop of tall buildings in its urban center.

Living near the park, a ____ boy named Richard Turere was responsible for keeping his family’s cattle safe from lions that often came out of the park at night to hunt.

Many neighbors had ____ their cows, and others their goats and sheep.

While rounding up his cattle one night, Richard discovered that lions were scared of moving lights and didn’t come near the cattle enclosure ____ he walked around carrying a flashlight.

Soon, he fastened ____ LED bulbs onto poles around the enclosure facing the outside and connected them to an old car battery powered by a solar panel.

He devised the lights to flicker on and off from time to ____.

It worked ____.

____ he installed his first “lion lights,” he never spotted lions again, and his family didn’t lose any cattle to them.

Neighbors followed suit, protecting their valuable ____ of income without killing the unwanted neighbors.

This is an example of a keen observation on animal behavior leading to a creative approach that brought peace and ____.

Coyotes and racoons cause conflicts with residents in ____ towns in North America.

Elephants damage crops and property in ____.

Wild boars destroy ____ fields in Asia and Europe.

The idea that wild animals are annoyances or threats that ____ to be eliminated is common in many parts of the world.

However, often, unintended consequences occur ____ of this attitude.

A balanced approach is needed, particularly between human safety and the wellbeing of the animals, which can be found when we grasp a ____ understanding of their behavior as well as their role in their natural habitat.

After all, we should ____ the fact that both humans and animals are temporary tenants of this precious planet.

Neither is less ____ nor more valuable than the other.

____ balance and harmony among all living species is the only choice.